by Elena Chong
THE licensee of a hotel in Chinatown was fined $800 on Thursday
for allowing a prostitute to ply her trade in a room.
Teo Eng Heng, 40, admitted to breaching the Hotels Licensing
Regulations at Dragon Hotel, Mosque Street, on April 24 last
year.
A court heard that police on rounds in Chinatown saw a couple
enter the hotel. On checking the room, they found a couple.
The man told police that he had met the 31-year-old Filipina at
People's Park Complex and had accepted her offer to provide him
sexual services for $100.
Teo had failed to take steps to ensure that the hotel was not
used for prostitution.
A second similar charge was taken into consideration. He could
have been fined up to $1,000.
