Dragon Hotel charged for vice
DRAGON Hotel is the latest establishment to be brought to court
for allowing prostitutes to ply their trade on its premises in
Mosque Street.
Its licensee Teo Eng Heng, 41, is said to have permitted
prostitutes to use a hotel room for vice-related activities at
11.45pm on Feb 9 and at 12.45am on April 24 this year.
Last week, Hotel 81 chain - the biggest budget hotel chain here
with about 30 hotels in areas such as Joo Chiat, Geylang and
Chinatown - was taken to court for allegedly allowing prostitutes
to operate at two outlets.
The case involving Chu Poh Yong, 41, the general manager of the
chain, will be heard again at the end of the month.
In April, Siah Chen Long, the operator of Shing Hotel in Little
India, was also charged for allowing foreign prostitutes to operate
from the hotel premises.
Under the Hotel Licensing Regulations, a licensee who knowingly
allows a prostitute to occupy a room or frequent the premises can
be fined up to $1,000. He may also lose his licence to run the
hotel.
-- ST
