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News January 2020: Appeal against closure

The owner of an Aberdeen lap dancing club shut down by officials is aiming to reopen it.

Aberdeen Council revoked' the club's licence after a violent assault on a customer by a members of staff suggested that the club was being run like a clip joint.

The owner of The Mask,  Eric Chiong, has launched a legal appeal against the decision and he hopes to have the club reopened as soon as possible.

News July 2019: Closed

Aberdeen city council has revoked the licence for The Mask after a request from Police Scotland. The police claimed that staff were watering down drinks and overcharging customers for intimate shows.

Apart from the overcharging and diluted drinks allegations, police were also concerned that the club was breaching licensing conditions by having no personal licence holder present after 1am and no one able to operate the CCTV system.

A club manager was charged with assault after injuring a customer who disputed his drinks bill.

News: May 2024: Closed

Moralist councillors refused a license extension and so the venue has become a night club without lap dancing.

News: January 2024: Flats

Planning permission has been denied for a proposal to redevelop the venue as a number of residential flats.

News January 2014: Application

Piston Broke has applied for a table dancing licence. The venue already holds occasional table dancing events