Hong Kong Ordinances

AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES ORDINANCE - SECT 19

Offences in relation to a licence

(1) Any person who on any occasion-

   (a)  operates, keeps, manages or otherwise has control of a licensed
        amusement game centre in contravention of any condition of the
        licence; or

   (b)  in any capacity assists, either directly or indirectly, in the
        operation, keeping, management or other control of a licensed
        amusement  game centre in contravention of any condition of the
        licence, commits an offence.

(2) Where an offence under subsection (1)(a) is alleged to have been
committed, any evidence which proves that a defendant did any act in
connection with the operation, keeping, management or other control of a
licensed amusement game centre is, in the absence of any evidence which proves
that the defendant did not operate, keep, manage or otherwise have control of
a licensed amusement game centre, proof that the defendant operated, kept,
managed or otherwise had control of a licensed amusement  game centre.

(3) Where a condition of a licence is contravened the licensee commits an
offence unless he proves that-

   (a)  he did not know and had no reason to suspect the existence of the
        circumstances giving rise to the contravention; and

   (b)  he could not, by the exercise of reasonable supervision and reasonable
        diligence, have prevented those circumstances arising.

(4) Any person who makes any false or misleading statement or furnishes any
false or misleading information in connection with any application under
section 5(1), 6(2), 7(1) or 8(1) commits an offence.

(5) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable-

   (a)  on first conviction, to a fine of $50000 and to imprisonment for 6
        months;

   (b)  on second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $100000 and to
        imprisonment for 1 year. (Enacted 1993)