78 arrested in crackdown on illegal gambling, including racecourse syndicate

Hong Kong police have arrested 78 people, with the youngest aged 16, in a crackdown on illegal gambling activities, including a syndicate operating at the Happy Valley racecourse. Lo Kin-pong, chief inspector from the regional anti-triad unit on Hong Kong Island, said on Tuesday that the force conducted enforcement efforts between July 7 and Monday against illicit drug, gambling, prostitution and triad activities. A total of 42 men and 36 women, aged between 16 and 68, were arrested,…