Hong Kong Ordinances

AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES ORDINANCE - SECT 20

Offence in relation to gaining admission to a licensed amusement game centre

(1) No person who has attained the age of 16 years shall gain or attempt to
gain admission to any licensed amusement game centre authorized under
section 5(7)(c)(ii)(A), for the playing of any game by persons under the age
of 16 years.

(2) Any person who has attained the age of 16 years and who contravenes
subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine
of $50000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) it shall be a defence
for the person charged to show that-

   (a)  he did not know that the licensed amusement game centre was authorized
        under section 5(7)(c)(ii)(A), for the playing of any game by persons
        under the age of 16 years; and

   (b)  he could not, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, have known
        that the licensed amusement game centre was so authorized.

(4) This section shall not apply to-

   (a)  a licensee;

   (b)  an agent or servant of a licensee;

   (c)  a public officer in the exercise of any power or the execution of any
        duty under this or any other Ordinance;

   (d)  a person who has attained the age of 16 years accompanying another
        person who is under the age of 16 years, for the purposes of the care
        and welfare of that other person; or

   (e)  any person exempted in writing by the Commissioner. (Enacted 1993)