Police today (May 8) appealed to the public for information on a girl who went missing in Tin Sum. Jiang Yuqin, aged 16, went missing after she left her residence in Shui Chuen O Estate on … read more
Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the House 1881 Grand Opening Ceremony today (May 8):
It gives me great pleasure to be here for the grand opening of House 1881. Since its opening in 2009, as the 1881 Heritage, this former Marine Police Headquarters building cluster has attracted a lot of local visitors and tourists. I hope that the rebranding of the heritage hotel as House 1881, through its different cultural activities, will enable visitors to better connect this historic destination and enhance community inclusiveness.
As we all know, Hong Kong is a world city where East meets West. To leverage Hong Kong’s unique history, the Government has all along been developing and promoting cultural and heritage tourism. Among others, the Xiqu Centre at the West Kowloon Cultural District has opened earlier this year, and will soon be followed by various performance and museum facilities such as the M+ museum, Hong Kong Palace Museum and Lyric Theatre Complex. These cultural facilities, coupled with the revamped 1881 Heritage, will no doubt enhance the tourists’ experience.
I wish the revamped House 1881 every success. Thank you very much.
Two men and two women were charged with contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (May 8). A man was convicted of managing an unlicensed guesthouse in August 2016 and was given a suspended sentence. The court activated the suspended sentence today and sentenced him to 10 weeks’ imprisonment in total. The other man and the two women were fined from $8,000 to $32,000. A man was also fined $1,000 for the period in which the offences continued.
The courts heard that from August last year to February this year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA), the Home Affairs Department, inspected seven suspected unlicensed guesthouses on Reclamation Street, Minden Row, Yu Chau Street and Lai Chi Kok Road in Kowloon. During the inspections, the OLA officers posed as lodgers and successfully rented rooms in these guesthouses on an hourly or daily basis.
According to the OLA’s records, these guesthouses did not possess licences under the Ordinance on the days of inspection. The men and women responsible for operating and 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
A woman and a company were fined $2,500 and $3,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (May 8) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in August last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Sai Yee Street in Mong Kok which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
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. Condition 19 of the CoC was breached.
The woman and the company, being the manager of the club and the CoC holder of the club respectively, were charged with contravening section 21(1) (a) and section 21(2) of the Ordinance.
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
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (DH) said today (May 8) that no additional case of measles infection had been recorded as at 4pm today. Regarding measles control me… read more