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any registered society are not in accordance with its constitution or rules, he may order the society to stop those activities. If a society ignores this warning the Commissioner of Police may cancel its registration. society, if it then continued to operate, would be an unlawful society and its members would be liable to prosecution.
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Enforcement action against groups involved in
gambling is the responsibility of the Commissioner of Police. He pays particular attention to clubs and associations (whether or not they fall within the control of the Societies Ordinance) which he believes are fronts for gambling establishments. Some of these are also known, or suspected to be involved with, triads and other organised criminal syndicates. Bona fide societies and associations who abide by
the law need have nothing to fear.
To touch briefly on public health, restaurants in clubs and associations are exempted from the requirement to
obtain a licence under the Food Business (Urban Council) and
(Regional Council) By-laws. But they are inspected monthly by Health Inspectors of the Urban or Regional Services Departments to ensure that food and hygiene standards and sanitary conditions are acceptable. The inspectors will advise the operators to improve standards or abate nuisances as necessary. The Secretary for Municipal Services considers the these controls, adequate.
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As to the last part of my honda friend's question, I would say that existing controls are adequate. But recent correspondence from interested associations to Members of this Council suggests that there may be a need to clarify the law. We are now reviewing the Gambling Ordinance with particular attention to the playing of mahjong. The issue will be discussed at the next meeting of the Fight Crime
Committee.
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