Gambling in housing estates under the epidemic is not uncommon. The police arrested 4 men and women in Lower Wong Tai Sin Village on suspicion of illegal gambling. During the period, they also issued a gathering restriction order to 5 people including them.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon, officers from the Special Duty Squad of Wong Tai Sin Police District launched an anti-illegal gambling operation and arrested a local woman and three local men (between 68 and 76 years old) on suspicion outside Lung Hong House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate. "Gambling in any place outside the casino or on the street."
The four arrested and another 77-year-old man surnamed Liu were also suspected of violating the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations (Chapter 599G), and the officers issued fixed penalty notices to them.
During the operation, officers seized a pair of poker cards and gambling money of about 100 yuan.
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