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Clifford Lo

Hong Kong police have rounded up 24 people, including four mainland Chinese visitors, during raids on two residential flats used as underground casinos and offering baccarat games.
The force said on Tuesday that officers seized HK$1.9 million (US$244,150) in gambling chips, HK$20,000 in cash and four baccarat tables, among other items, in the two flats on Shanghai Street and Tong Mi Road in Mong Kok the previous day.
Officers from the Mong Kok district’s special duties squad identified the gambling establishments through intelligence analysis and further investigations, according to police.
Police said 12 men and 12 women were apprehended in the two flats.

A 48-year-old local man was detained on suspicion of running an illegal gambling den while three other suspects, including a 63-year-old mainlander, were arrested for allegedly assisting in the operation of an illicit establishment.
Police said the remaining 20 suspects were detained for unlawful gambling.
In Hong Kong, gambling unlawfully carries a maximum penalty of nine months in jail and a HK$30,000 fine. Operating an illegal gambling establishment is punishable by up to seven years in prison and a HK$5 million fine.
“Police will continue to enforce the law strictly and crack down on all types of illegal activities,” the force said.
The city recorded 70,048 crimes in the first seven months of this year, an 8.7 per cent jump compared with the figures in the same period in 2023.
To combat crimes and ensure public safety, 504 surveillance cameras were installed across the city between March and October, with a focus on densely populated zones and high-crime areas.
According to police, 50 surveillance cameras – nearly a tenth of the 504 installed – were placed around Central’s Lan Kwai Fong nightlife hub. Authorities plan to install around 2,000 surveillance cameras annually.


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Officers seize HK$1.9 million in gambling chips, HK$20,000 in cash and four baccarat tables


Officers seize HK$1.9 million in gambling chips, HK$20,000 in cash and four baccarat tables.


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