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     Three woman were fined from $1,000 to $6,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (June 26) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.

     The courts heard that in November last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted inspections at two clubs on Argyle Street in Mong Kok and Dundas Street in Yau Ma Tei, which had been operating with certificates of compliance (CoCs). 

     During the investigation in the club on Argyle Street, the OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for food and drinks without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club as members. Also, the number of people at the club exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC. Conditions 6 and 19 of the CoC were breached. The woman, being the CoC holder of the club, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the Ordinance.

     OLA officers found that the club on Dundas Street had been operating under a name other than the one indicated on the CoC on the day of inspection. The women, being the manager of the club and the CoC holder of the club, were charged with contravening section 21(c) of the Ordinance.

     â€‹A spokesman for the department reminded all CoC holders to comply with the conditions as stipulated therein. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal club operations. read more

     A man and a woman were fined $8,000 and $12,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (June 26) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.

     The courts heard that in December last year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA), the Home Affairs Department, inspected two suspected unlicensed guesthouses on Portland Street in Mong Kok and Nam Cheong Street in Sham Shui Po. During the inspections, the OLA officers posed as lodgers and successfully rented rooms in these guesthouses on a daily basis.

     According to the OLA’s records, these guesthouses did not possess licences under the Ordinance on the days of inspection. The man and woman responsible for managing the premises were charged with contravening section 5(1) of the Ordinance.

     A department spokesman stressed that operating or managing an unlicensed guesthouse is a criminal offence and will lead to a criminal record. Upon conviction, the offender is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and two years’ imprisonment.

     The spokesman appealed to anyone with information about suspected unlicensed guesthouses to report it to the OLA through the hotline (Tel: 2881 7498), by email (hadlaenq@had.gov.hk), by fax (2504 5805) using the report form downloaded from the OLA website (www.hadla.gov.hk), or through the mobile application “Hong Kong Licensed Hotels and Guesthouses”. read more

     The Lands Department announced today (June 26) that the tender for a site, New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6553 at Kai Tak Area 4C Site 1, Kai Tak, Kowloon, has been awarded to the highest tenderer, Fame Well Creation Limited (paren… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: 　　Regarding an earlier announcement on patients confirmed to be Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) carriers in a male medical ward, the spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth H… read more

     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Chai Wan on June 20 afternoon in which a 60-year-old woman died.      At about 4.20pm that day, a motorcycle driven by a 28-year-old man was … read more