Thursday, April 05, 2007

Police in Hong Kong Wednesday arrested 22 people on charges of illegal
gambling and seized chips and cash totalling around 5,000 US dollars. The 22
were arrested early Wednesday in a raid on an apartment in an industrial
unit in the city's Kwai Chung area which was allegedly being used for
illegal baccarat games.
The raid was conducted by anti-triad officers who tackle crimes involving
Hong Kong's notorious triad gangs which run prostitution, extortion and
gambling rackets in the city of 6.9 million. Gambling is illegal in Hong
Kong except for betting on horse racing and football through the official
Jockey Club and a weekly government-run lottery.