Woman driven to tears by gambling stall cheats

A housewife broke down in tears in front of a crowd after losing money in the gambling scam in Kam Wa Street, Shau Kei Wan, a hawker said.

'The woman, who was in her 50s, had apparently lost a large amount of money as she cried for help in the market,' the hawker said.

She did not know how much the victim lost in last week's incident.

'We hawkers are aware that they were swindlers and we never played the card game,' she said.

'The gambling stall was usually surrounded by a group of women who were members of the gang.

'If a female passer-by went to check, they would surround her and persuade her to play. She had no chance of escaping.