(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong’s “Song and Dance Group” party organizer was jailed for two months
China News Service, Hong Kong, April 7th. The fourth wave of new crown pneumonia outbreaks occurred in Hong Kong at the end of 2020. A total of more than 700 people were related to the "sing and dance group".
On the 7th, the party organizer and the venue licensee involved in the group were sentenced to two months in prison and fined 48,000 yuan (HK$, the same below) for violating the epidemic prevention regulations.
According to news from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Information Service on the 7th, the case revealed that a party organizer had been on the 9th floor of the International Commercial Credit Bank Building, 25-31 Carnarvon Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon on November 16, 2020. ) Held a party of a hundred people in violation of the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations" (Chapter 599G) regarding group gatherings.
According to information released earlier by the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Special Administrative Region Government, the venue is related to the singing and dancing group that broke out at the end of last year.
The organizer was sentenced to two months in prison.
In addition, during September and November last year, the licensee of the venue failed to comply with the Secretary for Food and Health of the Special Administrative Region Government in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Instructions) (Business and Premises) Regulations (Chapter 599F) ) Relevant regulations and instructions issued by the venue, including failure to take all reasonable steps to ensure that all people at the venue wear masks; to arrange live performances at the venues, and some performers did not wear masks, nor did they interact with them. Effective separation of guests or spectators.
The licensee of the venue was fined 48,000 yuan in the Kowloon City Magistracy on the 7th.
In this regard, a spokesperson for the Home Affairs Department of the SAR Government emphasized that the meeting place that has been issued a certificate of conformity by the Department is one of the premises listed under Chapter 599F and must comply with the relevant regulations and instructions issued by the SAR Government.
The listed premises manager who violates the statutory provisions of Chapter 599F shall commit a criminal offence and shall be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.
The Home Affairs Department of the SAR Government stated that it will continue to take vigorous enforcement actions to step up inspections at all district venues in Hong Kong to ensure that the persons in charge of the premises and visitors follow the relevant provisions under the Disease Prevention and Control Regulations.
The SAR government once again urges the public to strictly observe various epidemic prevention measures to reduce the risk of the spread of the new crown virus in the community.
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