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SCMP Reporter

Four  more charged in property fraud case

Four more people have been charged for alleged conspiracy to defraud and dealing using  the proceeds of crime. Poon Chi-ming, 44, a former general manager of Centaline Property Agency, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to defraud.  Former estate agents of the firm,  Lau Sau-yu, 37, and Elaine Chan Yee-ling, 40, were each charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud. Chan Ka-si, 46, a director of Classic Look Limited, has been charged with two counts of dealing with property known or believed to be  proceeds of an indictable offence. All four will appear in Eastern Court today. The charges follow the prosecution of two others  this year.

Driver dies after fall

A forklift  operator who passed out and fell from his truck while working at  a Lau Fau Shan container yard has died in hospital. Police said the man, 49, had a history of heart disease.

Students arrested for fighting

Police arrested two students for fighting at Delia Memorial School  in Yuet Wah Street,  Kwun Tong,  at about 11.30am. The  male students aged 14 and 18 began fighting  over  nicknames.   They were treated at United Christian Hospital for  minor injuries.

Domestic helper falls to her death

An Indonesian domestic helper was killed in a fall from the 28th floor  of a Kwun Tong    home. The  woman, 38, was found  on the ground near Hiu Sing House,   Hiu Lai Court,  at 4.40pm. Police said the woman had committed suicide.

Warning on pork handling issued

The Centre for Health Protection  issued a warning on  pork handling  after a  Sham Shui Po man, 35, fell ill with Streptococcus suis,  a bacteria caught from pigs, the sixth infection  this year. The man  is in a stable condition in  Caritas Medical Centre.

Eight-tonne forklift stolen

An eight-tonne forklift truck worth about HK$250,000 was stolen from  a construction site in Kwu Tung Road  outside Ki Lun  village  in Lok Ma Chau  yesterday.

Container of acid abandoned

Firefighters  in protective suits removed a smoking plastic container which had been abandoned  on the pavement in   Tsz Wan Shan  at about 7.15am. Firemen said there was about 20 litres of what was believed to be   acid inside.



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