Police officers of the East Kowloon Regional Crime Unit launched an anti-crime operation code-named "LEVINGTON" (LEVINGTON) yesterday night (30th) and raided a unit at No. 42 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, busting a suspected illegal gambling stall , picked up an electric mahjong table, two sets of mahjong, 12 chairs, about 120,000 Hong Kong dollars in gambling money and a lot of gambling equipment.
During the operation, the police arrested 25 people, including 20 men and 4 women (aged between 26 and 55) who were gamblers and were arrested for "gambling in a gambling establishment"; another 63-year-old local woman surnamed Zheng was arrested. Arrested on suspicion of "managing gambling establishments".
All those arrested are being detained for investigation.
(provided by the police)
The police stated that they will continue to carry out relevant law enforcement actions to crack down on related illegal activities, cut off the source of income of the triads and actively crack down on triad crimes to improve the law and order in the area.
The police also reiterated that according to the "Gambling Ordinance" Chapter 148 of the Laws of Hong Kong, operating a gambling establishment and gambling in a gambling establishment are serious crimes. The former is liable to a fine of 5 million yuan and imprisonment for 7 years. RMB 10,000 and imprisonment for 9 months.
The police arrested 9 people including the 50-year-old hostess who opened a shop in Kwun Tong to gamble. The police smashed the illegal mahjong stall and arrested 6 men. Kwun Tong police officers smashed mahjong gambling stalls and arrested 11 people
