By Daisy CL Mandap
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| The unlicensed premises is located at 9-13 Li Yuen Street West |
A 39-year-old Filipina
was arrested early today (May 29) on suspicion of selling and possessing unlicensed
alcoholic drinks, and violating anti-epidemic restrictions during a police raid
in Fai Man building at 9-13 Li Yuen Street West in Central.
A police statement said
that at the same time, nine customers in the bar, comprising four Indian asylum
seekers and five Filipinas who are aged 25 to 46 years old, were held for
drinking in premises without a liquor license.
All the arrested
customers were issued a fixed penalty ticket of $5,000 each for violating the
gathering ban under Cap 599G of the Prevention and Control of Disease
Regulations (Prohibition on Group Gathering).
The Filipina suspected to
be in charge of the premises was also held for violating the Regulations for
operating a business that violated anti-epidemic regulation. She was detained for
questioning.
During the operation, the
officers seized 150 bottles of wine and two chillers from the raided unit.
In a separate operation, law
enforcers reportedly smashed an unlicensed bar on Observatory Court in Tsim Sha
Tsui and arrested a 45-year-old local man surnamed Ho and another man who is 44
years old on suspicion of selling and possessing alcoholic drinks without a
license. Both have been detained for investigation.
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| A sisha used for inhaling vaporized tobacco |
In another raid, two local
men and an Indian woman (35-40 years old) were issued fixed penalty tickets for
smoking “sisha” (an instrument used to heat or vaporize tobacco) in a
no-smoking area in a bar in Chatham Road South. The 40-year-old operator was
detained and will reportedly be prosecuted.
Together with inspectors
from the Department of Health, police also inspected various other restaurants,
bars, nightclubs and party rooms in the district, and reminded operators and
patrons to strictly abide by the anti-epidemic
regulations.
The police also appealed to the
public to strictly abide by the Disease Prevention and Control Ordinance to
help reduce the risk of the virus spreading in the community
