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SCMP Reporter

Seven arrested over $70m gambling syndicate

Police in Foshan smashed a $70 million gambling syndicate led by a Hong Kong man,  Xinhua  reported yesterday.

The gang, led by a 56-year-old,  had been operating in Guangdong since last July and had been operating on the mainland and overseas, the report said.

Mainland officers   raided  the gang's bases and cars on January 20.  They arrested seven people  and seized valuables including jewellery and more than 230,000 yuan in cash, as well as freezing 2.9 million yuan in bank accounts.

Parties in Link reit suit to pay own legal costs

All parties involved in the Link Reit lawsuit will have to bear their own legal costs, Mr Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li ruled in the Court of Appeal.

In  his decision, Mr Justice Ma said: 'The fair order in the appeal is that there be no order as to costs, with the consequence that each side is to bear its own costs.'

Public housing resident Lo Sui-lan, who is still trying to obtain legal aid, has argued that the defendant, the Housing Authority, should shoulder her court costs.

Terminal site pending

The government has yet to decide where to locate the proposed Container Terminal 10.

Two possible sites identified in The Study on Hong Kong Port Master Plan 2020 for the giant terminal are northwest Lantau and southwest Tsing Yi.



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