Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ Where a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) (a) is—
(a) a representative of a body corporate or a partnership whose name appears on the permit or the licence concerned; or (b) a grantee or a licensee who is an individual, it shall be a defence for the person to prove that—
(i) he did not know and had no reason to suspect the existence of the circumstances giving rise to the contravention; and (ii) he could not, by the exercise of reasonable supervision and reasonable diligence, have prevented those circumstances arising. ”

“ Where the licensing authority is satisfied that the safety of a person using a karaoke establishment will not be adversely affected, he may, by notice in writing served on the person being the operator, keeper, manager or otherwise having control of that karaoke establishment, waive wholly, partly or conditionally the requirements of any regulation in respect of that karaoke establishment and may amend or withdraw any such notice. ”

“ 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. ”