City Digest, January 2, 2013

Gamblers in Macau will have less space to enjoy a puff, as casinos must now make half of their public space non-smoking. Those caught breaking the ban will be fined 600 patacas. Venues must place warning signs in prominent areas or they will be fined up to 100,000 patacas. Casinos wanting to create designated smoking areas must seek approval by the authorities, or the entire casino must remain smoke-free.

A Colombian man was arrested in the Lan Kwai Fong nightclub area of Central at 3am for allegedly using a credit card he had stolen in a burglary in Tseung Kwan O. Officers also recovered on him items stolen from a couple's flat in Ma Yau Tong Village, including a ring worth HK$80,000.