### Karaoke Establishments Ordinance 《卡拉OK場所條例》

9. Provisional permits and provisional licences
(1) Where an application is made to the licensing authority under section 5(1) for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence, as the case may be, in respect of a karaoke establishment, the licensing authority may on application grant a provisional permit or issue a provisional licence.
(2) A provisional permit or a provisional licence shall authorize the grantee or the licensee to operate a karaoke establishment until—
(a) the expiration of a period of 6 months or of such lesser period as may be indicated in the provisional permit or the provisional licence;
(b) the licensing authority grants a permit or issues a licence to the applicant under section 5(2); or
(c) the licensing authority serves a copy of a written order made under section 5(6) on the applicant notifying his refusal to grant a permit or to issue a licence,
whichever occurs first.
(3) A provisional permit or a provisional licence may, on one occasion only, be renewed on expiration for a period of 6 months or for such lesser period as may be indicated by the licensing authority at the time of renewal.

10. Revocation, suspension, refusal to renew or transfer; amendment or variation of conditions of permit or licence
The licensing authority may by notice in writing served on the grantee or licensee—
(a) revoke a permit or a licence;
(b) suspend a permit or a licence for such period of time as he may think fit;
(c) refuse to renew or transfer a permit or a licence; or
(d) amend or vary the conditions of a permit or a licence,
if—
(i) he is satisfied that any false or misleading statement or information was made or furnished by an applicant in connection with the application to obtain, renew or transfer the permit or the licence;
(ii) the grantee or the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or any regulation made under section 21;
(iii) in the case where the grantee or the licensee is a body corporate or a partnership, the person whose name appears on the permit or the licence as the representative of the body corporate or partnership has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or any regulation made under section 21;
(iv) a condition of the permit or the licence is contravened, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under section 17; or
(v) he ceases to be satisfied of any matter in respect of which he is required to be satisfied under section 5(3).

### Karaoke Establishments Ordinance 《卡拉OK場所條例》

11. Notice of refusal of permit or licence or renewal and of revocation or suspension, etc.
(1) The licensing authority shall, before refusing an application for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence under section 5(6) or before serving notice under section 10, serve on the applicant or the grantee or the licensee, as the case may be, notice of his intention to do so, stating the grounds on which he intends to refuse the application or to serve the notice, as the case may be, and containing an intimation that such applicant or such grantee or such licensee may make written representations to him.
(2) If the licensing authority decides to refuse an application for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence under section 5(6) or serve a notice under section 10, he shall make a written order, properly dated and signed, to that effect and shall serve a copy thereof on the applicant or the grantee or the licensee, as the case may be.

12. Appeals
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the licensing authority made in respect of him under section 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 may, within 28 days of receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board.

13. Coming into force of decisions of licensing authority
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a decision of the licensing authority that may be appealed against under section 12 shall not come into force—
(a) subject to paragraph (b), until the expiration of the period during which an appeal under that section against the decision may be made; or
(b) if an appeal under that section against the decision is made, until the appeal is disposed of, withdrawn or abandoned.
(2) Where the licensing authority is of the opinion that the safety of persons using a karaoke establishment will be adversely affected if the operation of a decision is suspended under subsection (1) and inserts a statement to that effect in the notice of the decision, the decision shall come into force upon service of such notice.

### Karaoke Establishments Ordinance 《卡拉OK場所條例》

14. Inspection of karaoke establishments
(1) For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the conditions imposed in respect of any permit or licence—
(a) any public officer authorized by the licensing authority in writing for that purpose may, without warrant and on production, if so required, of his written authorization and his identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177); or
(b) the Commissioner of Police or any police officer authorized by him may, without warrant and on production of his warrant card issued by the Commissioner of Police,
—
(i) at all reasonable times enter and inspect any karaoke establishment or any premises which he has reason to suspect are used as or for the purposes of a karaoke establishment;
(ii) require any person taking part in the operation or management of a karaoke establishment to produce any book, document or other article relating to the operation or management of that karaoke establishment or to any other activity in respect of the karaoke establishment or to furnish any information relating to such operation, management or activity; and
(iii) do such things as are necessary for the inspection of a karaoke establishment or for the inspection or testing of any apparatus, equipment or any other article, works or system used for or in connection with the operation, keeping, management or other control of the karaoke establishment.
(2) Without affecting the application of section 50(7) of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232) insofar as it applies to any police officer, neither any authorized public officer nor the Commissioner of Police or any authorized police officer may enter any premises used wholly for residential purposes and constituting a separate household unit, in the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1), unless an adult occupier of the premises gives his consent.
(3) Where a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is a reasonable ground for suspecting that there is to be found in any karaoke establishment or any premises any thing that is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Ordinance, he may issue a warrant authorizing—
(a) any public officer authorized under subsection (1)(a); or
(b) the Commissioner of Police or any police officer authorized by him under subsection (1)(b),
with such assistants as may be necessary, at any time to search for, seize and remove for further examination or testing any such thing in the karaoke establishment or the premises specified in the warrant.
(4) Where any thing is seized and removed under subsection (3) and no prosecution is instituted in respect of the suspected offence to which the thing relates within 6 months after the day of its seizure and removal, the authorized public officer or the Commissioner of Police or the authorized police officer shall return or arrange for the return of the thing to the operator of the karaoke establishment concerned or the person from whom it was seized and removed, as the case may be.