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It is not possible to give accurate data for the
whole territory of the types of crimes involved because
separate statistics have not been kept of the number of
private resort houses or the offences committed in them. Police have so far only kept records of reports involving holidaymakers in general in the Cheung Chau Division, which
includes Lamma Island, where the problem appears to be more
prevalent. There are 136 private resort houses in Cheung Chau
per cunt and 25 in Lamma. In these two areas combined, 18% of crime
per cent
reports and 10% of nuisance complaints concern holidaymakers,
but not all of these involve resort houses. I have asked the
Police to provide details of these.
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The problem of offences associated with resort houses
has been discussed by the Islands District Board and by the
District Fight grime Committee.
Legally, any person can rent
out private accommodation and no licence is required, although
I am advised by the Inland Revenue Department that a Business
Registration Certificate would be necessary if the renting
constituted a business under the Business Registration
Ordinance. The Police have no special powers to enter these
houses, which count as private premises.
Access can only be
obtained by invitation, by search warrant or by executing
powers under an appropriate ordinance, for example, the Women
Juveniles Ordinance or the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
and
There is no legislation specifically governing the renting of
private resort house accommodation.