Responsibilities
Chief Officer ( Licensing Authority )
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the overall day-to-day administration and operation of the Office of the Licensing Authority.
- Assuming the duties and powers of the Authority under Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance, Gambling Ordinance, Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance, Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance, Amusement Game Centres Ordinance, Bedspace Apartments Ordinance and Karaoke Establishments Ordinance.
- Formulating policies relating to the licensing of hotels & guesthouses, clubs, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments, amusement game centres, amusements with prizes, public dance halls, lotteries, mahjong/tin kau parlours, tombolas and trade promotion competitions.
Building Safety Unit
Responsibilities:
- Formulating building safety requirements relating to the licensing of hotels and guesthouses, bedspace apartments and karaoke establishments, and certification of clubs.
- Carrying out inspections and ensuring that the premises have met the required building safety standards before issue of a licence/permit/certificate of compliance.
- Monitoring the building safety standard of hotels and guesthouses, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments and clubs issued with a licence/permit/certificate of compliance.
Fire Safety, Enforcement and Prosecution Unit
Fire Safety Team
Responsibilities:
- Formulating fire safety requirements relating to the licensing of hotels and guesthouses, bedspace apartments and karaoke establishments, and certification of clubs.
- Carrying out inspections and ensuring that the premises have met the required fire safety standards before issue of a licence/permit/certificate of compliance.
- Monitoring the fire safety standard of hotels and guesthouses, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments and clubs issued with a licence/permit/certificate of compliance.
Enforcement Team
Responsibilities:
- Investigating within the pledge period on complaints in connection with unlicensed hotels, guesthouses, clubhouses, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments and licensed premises operating in contravention of licensing conditions, and take appropriate actions.
- Co-ordinating and participating in blitz operations with other departments in order to take enforcement actions against unlicensed premises.
Prosecution Team
Responsibilities:
- Prosecuting operators / managers / keepers of unlicensed hotels, guesthouses, clubhouses, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments and licence holders / operators / managers of licensed premises operating in contravention of licensing conditions.
Entertainment Licensing, Information Technology and Administration Unit
Entertainment Licensing Team
Responsibilities:
- Issuing amusement game centre licences, amusements with prizes licences, lottery licences, mahjong/tin kau licences, public dance hall licences, tombola licences and trade promotion competition licences.
Information Technology Team
Responsibilities:
- Providing information technology management and advisory support to the Office of the Licensing Authority.
Administration Team
Responsibilities:
- Providing administrative support on licensing of hotels, guesthouses, bedspace apartments, karaoke establishments and clubs.
- Providing personnel, financial and general administrative support services to the Office of the Licensing Authority.
Advisory Panel Unit
Responsibilities:
- Providing secretariat service to the Advisory Panel on Licensing of Hotels and Guesthouses in processing the applications of the issue or renewal of licences under the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.
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