Cap. 266A 《按摩院規例》Massage Establishments Regulations

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

1. Citation

2. Form of application for licence and renewal

3. Application for licence and renewal of licence

4. Fee for licence

5. Licence

Massage Establishments Ordinance

Application for the Issue / Renewal of a Massage Establishments Licence

Part I

Part II

生效中

版本日期: 2024-03-31

Cap. 266

Cap. 267

Massage Establishments Regulations

(Cap. 266, section 12)

[18 November 1988]

(Format changes—E.R. 2 of 2012)

These regulations may be cited as the Massage Establishments Regulations.

The prescribed form of an application for a licence and for the renewal of a licence shall be that in Form 1 in Schedule 1.

(1)

An application for a licence and for the renewal of a licence shall be lodged with the licensing authority and shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a recent photograph of the applicant and such documents as may be prescribed in Part II of Form 1 in Schedule 1.

(2)

Where the prescribed document is a sketch or plan, it shall be signed by the applicant certifying that it is a true copy.

The prescribed fee for the issue of a licence and for the renewal of a licence shall be that in Schedule 2.

The prescribed form of a licence and a renewal of a licence shall be that in Form 2 in Schedule 1.

[regs. 2, 3 & 5]

	Form 1
		[reg. 2]

Application No. .

To the Commissioner of Police

I . hereby apply for a licence to operate a massage establishment at

In support of my application I submit the following information and particulars—

PERSONAL DETAILS OF APPLICANT
1.	Name (in English and in Chinese)

2.	Identity Card No.		(C.C.C. No.	)
3.	Residential address
			(Telephone No.	)
4.	Business address
			(Telephone No.	)
5.	Date and place of birth
6.	Nationality
	Note: If you are not a Hong Kong permanent resident, you are required to attach proof of entitlement to take up employment in Hong Kong.
7.	Indicate by deleting as necessary whether you are literate in—
	(a)	the Chinese language only;
	(b)	the English language only; or
	(c)	both the Chinese language and the English language.

BUSINESS DETAILS
8.	Name (in English and in Chinese) of the proposed massage establishment

9.	Address of the proposed massage establishment (including floor, and flat/shop/unit number as appropriate)


10.	Indicate by deleting as necessary whether the proposed massage establishment will be in premises that are—
	(a)	a wholly commercial building;
	(b)	a wholly residential building; or
	(c)	a mixed commercial and residential building.
11.	If the premises is a mixed commercial and residential building is there direct access from the commercial to the residential area?
	YES/NO
12.	Indicate by deleting as necessary whether you are—
	(a)	the owner of the premises in which the massage establishment will be situated;
	(b)	the principal tenant of such premises; or
	(c)	a sub-tenant of such premises.

13.	If you are not the owner of such premises, you are required to supply the owner’s name and address, and details of any agent through whom the owner may be contacted—
	(a)	Name of owner (in English and in Chinese)

		Address

	(b)	Name of agent of owner (in English and in Chinese)

		Address

14.	Indicate by deleting as necessary whether the massage establishment will be owned by—
	(a)	you;
	(b)	another individual;
	(c)	a partnership; or
	(d)	a body corporate.
15.	If the massage establishment is to be owned by another individual you are required in respect of that individual, to supply name in English and in Chinese, CCCs if applicable, Hong Kong Identity Card number, residential and business addresses and telephone numbers—

16.	If the massage establishment is to be owned by a partnership you are required to state—
	(a)	The date the partnership was formed
	(b)	Details of partners:
		Name (in English and in Chinese)	Identity Card No.	Date of birth	Residential address and contact telephone number
	(1)
	(2)
	(3)
	(4)
17.	If the massage establishment is to be owned by a body corporate you are required to state—
	(a)	Company name
	(b)	Registered office

	(c)	Date and place of incorporation
	(d)	Details of directors:
		Name (in English and in Chinese)	Identity Card No.	Date of birth	Residential address and contact telephone number
	(1)
	(2)
	(3)
	(4)

19.	If any person is to be employed as a manager, assistant manager or in any way assist you in the management of the massage establishment you are required to provide—
		Name (in English and in Chinese)	Identity Card No.	Date of birth	Residential address and contact telephone number	Nature of employment
	(1)
	(2)
	(3)
	(4)

OTHER INFORMATION
20.	(a)	Have you ever previously applied for a massage establishment licence? YES/NO
	(b)	If “Yes” state—
		(i)	Date of application
		(ii)	Name and address of the premises in respect of which application was made



		(iii)	Whether the application was successful? YES/NO

21.	(a)	Have you ever been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere for any offence (except a traffic offence for which you were fined $1,000 HK Dollars or its equivalent in other currencies or less and did not suffer the loss of your driving licence)?
		YES/NO
	(b)	If “Yes” state—
		Date of hearing	The offence	Penalty (if any) imposed	Court which tried the offence
	(1)
	(2)
	(3)
	(4)
	Note: The provisions in section 2 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance (Chapter 297) do not by reason of section 4 of that Ordinance apply to proceedings related to a person’s suitability to be granted or to continue to hold a licence. No conviction will be regarded as ‘spent’ and details of all convictions must therefore be included.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED BY APPLICANT
22.	You are required to submit, together with this application, the following documents—
	(a)	2 recent passport size photographs of yourself;
	(b)	a copy of the Occupation Permit issued by the Building Authority in respect of the premises where the proposed massage establishment will be situated;
	(c)	3 copies of a floor plan of the proposed massage establishment showing—
		(i)	all internal partitions, screens, doors and the like and the materials used or intended to be used for their construction;
		(ii)	to what use each part of the massage establishment will be put;
		(iii)	the dimensions of each such part;
		(iv)	the locations of fire-fighting equipment; and
		(v)	the manner in which areas that are to be designated for massage treatment will be open to general view;
		Note:	(1)	Each copy must be signed by you certifying that it is a true copy of the floor plan.
			(2)	In the case of—
				(a)	new applications; and
				(b)	applications for renewal which involve structural alterations to the premises,
				you are also required under the Buildings Ordinance (Chapter 123) to submit plans through an ‘authorized person’ to the Building Authority for approval.
	(d)	3 copies of a sketch of the sign which will be erected to advertise the massage establishment. The sketch must indicate the wording, size and materials to be used in respect of the sign. If the sign is to be illuminated you are required to indicate the method of illumination;
		Note:	Each copy must be signed by you certifying that it is a true copy of the sign.
	(e)	3 copies of a sketch showing the location of the sign referred to in (d);
		Note:	Each copy must be signed by you certifying that it is a true copy of the sign.
	(f)	if the massage establishment is to be owned by a partnership, a copy of the partnership agreement and business registration certificate of that partnership; and

(g)

if the massage establishment is to be owned by a body corporate, a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Registrar of Companies.

I DECLARE that the information and particulars submitted by me in support of this application are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, both true and correct. I have read the Massage Establishments Ordinance (Chapter 266) and the Massage Establishments Regulations made thereunder. I understand that section 13(3) of the Ordinance provides that any person who makes any false or misleading statement or furnishes any false or misleading information in connection with any application for the issue or renewal of a licence commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

	Dated this day of 20 .

	Signed
		Applicant.

(L.N. 510 of 1996; L.N. 51 of 2003; E.R. 4 of 2021)

	Form 2
		[reg. 5]

Licence No..

LICENCE is granted this . day of . 20 . to (name) . (Hong Kong Identity Card No. .) to operate a massage establishment at (address of Premises)

for a period of 12 months/24 months* from date of grant. THIS LICENCE is subject to those conditions endorsed on the document attached hereto.


Fees:		Photograph









	for Commissioner of Police.

* Delete as appropriate.

(L.N. 510 of 1996; L.N. 51 of 2003) Editorial Note:For the transitional provision relating to the amendments made by the Massage Establishments (Amendment) Regulation 2003 (L.N. 51 of 2003), see section 4 of the Regulation.

In respect of each bank at which an account is maintained or is intended to be maintained in connection with the operation of the massage establishment you are required to state—

Name and address of bank

Account No.

Date Account opened

[reg. 4]

1.	Fee for the issue of a licence	$12,900
2.	Fee for the renewal of a licence (whether for a renewal period of 12 months or 24 months)	$5,030

(L.N. 51 of 2003; L.N. 131 of 2008; L.N. 68 of 2012; L.N. 80 of 2014; L.N. 245 of 2018; L.N. 14 of 2024)