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Entertainment Licensing
Our objective is to provide a business-friendly and effective
regulatory regime of various types of Places
of Public Entertainment , Amusement Game
Centres and Amusement Rides.
Places of Public Entertainment
(PPE)
Any person who keeps or uses any place for presenting or
carrying on the types of entertainment specified under Schedule
1 of the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance (Cap.172)
and the general public are admitted with or without payment,
are required to apply for a licence. The types of entertainment
include:
- A concert, opera, ballet, stage performance or other musical,
dramatic or theatrical entertainment
- A cinematograph or laser projection display
- A circus
- An exhibition of any one or more of the following, namely
pictures, photographs, books, manuscripts, or other documents
or other things
- A sporting exhibition or contest
- A bazaar
- An amusement ride within the meaning of the Amusement
Rides (Safety) Ordinance (Cap.449)
The licensing functions/duties are carried out by Food
and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) under delegated
authority from Secretary for Home Affairs. The objective is
to ensure public safety with regard to building, health/hygiene,
fire and ventilation aspects, as well as law and order within
the premises. Hence, all PPEs shall comply with the requirements
set by FEHD
in consultation with departments concerned such as the Buildings
Department / Housing
Department / Marine Department , Fire
Services Department , Electrical
And Mechanical Services Department and Hong
Kong Police Force .
Any person who is dissatisfied with the exercise of the of
the discretion of any person to whom discretionary power is
given under this ordinance in respect of any matter or thing,
the person may appeal to the Municipal Services Appeals Board
established under Section 3 of the Municipal Services Appeals
Board Ordinance (Cap. 220).
Amusement Rides
The design, installation and operation of the amusment rides
shall be approved by the Director
of Electrical and Mechanical Services (DEMS) under Amusement
Rides (Safety) Ordinance (Cap.449). Amusement rides generally
refer to a power driven device (except by human physical effort),
which is connected to/used in connection with a machinery/equipment/plant,
designed to be driven or ridden by member of the public primarily
for amusement purposes.
Any person who is aggrieved by DEMS's decision in relation
to the licensing of amusement rides may appeal to the appeal
board established under Section 25 of the Amusement Rides
(Safety) Ordinance (Cap. 449).
Amusement Game Centre (AGCs)
AGCs are licensed by Television
and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA) under Amusement
Game Centres Ordinance (Cap.435). There are two types of AGCs,
namely the adult centres for person of the age 16 or above,
and children centres for persons under the age of 16.
Any person who is aggrieved by Commissioner of Television
and Entertainment Licensing's (CTEL's) decision in relation
to the licensing matters of AGCs may appeal to the appeal
board established under Section 13 of AGC Ordinance. |
