Liquor licence sought

Press, 9 March 1982, Page 6

Liquor licence sought

Christchurch may soon have another licensed nightclub. The owner of King’s Niteclub and Restaurant — once the Soul Niteclub — in Lichfield Street, Mr F. C. Quainoo, has applied to the Liquor Licensing Control Commission for a food and entertainment licence. It is Mr Quainoo’s second application. The first was made in August last year: Mr Quainoo applied for the right to serve liquor and food oh the floor above the dance floor, but the commission ruled that the club (then the Soul Niteclub) did not qualify for an entertainment licence because dancing done by the patrons themselves could not be classified as “entertainment.” Mr Quainoo said that he took steps to challenge the commission’s decision in the High Court but he could not

get a date for the hearing. Instead he has converted the first floor into a restaurant, and applied for a licence to sell liquor from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily to “those attending for the purpose of dining and attending the entertainment.”

Mr Quainoo described the “entertainment” as mostly soul disco, but said that he intended to provide some live music. He said that he was “90 per cent sure” that the application would be approved because,the police had indicated to his solicitor that they had no objection, and also because the commission would be presented with a petition, signed by 10,000 people, asking for more licensed nightclubs in Christchurch. “Christchurch doesn’t have enough places for adults to go after-hours,” Mr Quainoo said.