Hong Kong Ordinances

KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Restriction on operating karaoke establishment except with permit or licence

PART II

RESTRICTION ON OPERATION OF KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENTS

(1) Any person who on any occasion operates, keeps, manages or otherwise has
control of a karaoke establishment in respect of which none of the conditions
indicated in subsection (2) have been satisfied commits an offence and is
liable-

   (a)  on first conviction, to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6
        months; and

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to
        imprisonment for 1 year, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a
        further daily fine of $2000 for each day during which the offence
        continues.

(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are-

   (a)  that a provisional permit has been granted under section 9 in respect
        of the karaoke establishment and is for the time being in force;

   (b)  that a permit has been granted under section 5(2)(a) in respect of the
        karaoke establishment and is for the time being in force;

   (c)  that a provisional licence has been issued under section 9 in respect
        of the karaoke establishment and is for the time being in force; or

   (d)  that a licence has been issued under section 5(2)(c) in respect of the
        karaoke establishment and is for the time being in force.

(3) It shall not be a defence that a person charged with an offence under
subsection (1) did not know that none of the conditions indicated in
subsection (2) had been satisfied.