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Police Kwun Tong investigates imprisonment case and pounds underground gambling stall, a man escapes and falls off a building seriously injured and arrested 8 men and women involved in gambling

2021-05-13T06:23:02.628Z


At about 11 am today (10th), the police received a report stating that a man in a unit in Phase 1 of Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, Kwun Tong Road, was illegally imprisoned and concealed with drugs. During the investigation, a man fell in the same building during the investigation. Floor injury


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Written by: Shao Peilin Cai Zhengbang

2021-05-10 13:31

Last update date: 2021-05-10 19:09

At about 11 am today (10th), the police received a report stating that a man in a unit in Phase 1 of Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, Kwun Tong Road, was illegally imprisoned and concealed with drugs. During the investigation, a man fell in the same building during the investigation. The building was injured and sent to hospital for treatment.

Later, the police found 8 men and women inside and outside the involved unit. The venue was equipped with Texas Hold'em and other gambling equipment and soundproofing facilities. The 8 men and women were arrested on suspicion of illegal gathering of gambling, violating the gathering restriction order and obstructing office work.

According to the news, one of the arrested women revealed to a friend earlier that she was illegally imprisoned and forced to take drugs. The male friend heard the news and called the police on her behalf.

The police are investigating the identity of the man who fell from the building and why he avoided falling from the building. They are also investigating whether there have been cases of imprisonment.

The incident occurred at 11:47 in the morning (10th). The police received a report stating that a unit on the 2nd floor of Phase 1, Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, 472-484 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, was illegally imprisoned and contained drugs. The police were requested survey.

Police officers arrived at the scene, a team of police officers went upstairs with shields to investigate, while the other team was monitoring the situation underground.

Sources at the scene stated that no one answered the door of the unit. The police officers were investigating outside the door about 16 minutes apart. At about 12:03 noon, a man fell from a height in the factory building at the scene. He fell to the pavement and injured him. Bleeding, but he was sober and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

There were blood stains and a white shoe on the ground at the scene, and the police blocked the pedestrian path for investigation.

Later, firefighters were called to the field to help the door burst. Police officers found some gambling equipment and 8 men and 1 woman in the unit. They were arrested on suspicion of illegal gambling.

The police arrested another woman outside the unit to assist in the investigation.

Sources at the scene stated that the woman arrested outside the unit had previously revealed to her friend that she had been illegally imprisoned and forced to take drugs. The friend heard the news and called the police on her behalf. After that, she took advantage of the chaos and fled outside the unit.

Police officers found Texas Hold'em and other gambling equipment and soundproofing facilities in the unit, and the 10 men and women (aged 30 to 50) involved were arrested on suspicion of illegal gambling, violating the gathering restriction order and obstructing office work.

According to the news, the 47-year-old man who fell from the building is not excluded from the case. The police are investigating the identity of the fallen man and whether it is related to illegal gambling.

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