Liquor Licences Issued to Establishments within or Near Institutions of Higher Learning

There are currently 33 establishments with valid liquor licences at the various Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs). The establishments include staff clubs, alumni associations, restaurants and retail outlets, for example, 7-11 convenience stores and supermarkets, some of which also serve the general public. The number of licences in each IHL is shown in the table below.

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The management of each individual IHL has the ability to decide on its own policy and impose contractual requirements on whether liquor can be sold or consumed in the premises that it operates or lets out. Police regulate the sale and consumption of liquor mainly from the law and order perspective. Each liquor licence application is assessed on its own merit. The background of the applicant and the law and order situation at the location will be considered before a licence is granted. In granting liquor licences to outlets in IHLs with students below 18 years old, such as the Polytechnics, Police will require the applicant to obtain the IHL management's consent. The licences are issued with conditions, one of which prohibits the licensee from permitting the sale to or consumption of any liquor by any person below the age of 18.

MHA will review the existing liquor control measures as part of its ongoing review on the liquor licensing regime.