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Chris Lau

The former deputy manager of Happy Valley soccer club was yesterday fined HK$4,000 after admitting he bet illegally on a game his team played in January - and lost HK$43,000.
Hinson Leung, 26, changed his plea to guilty shortly after his trial started in Eastern Court.
Magistrate Li Kwok-wai told Leung he should have been aware of the conflict of interest. "You are in a special position," he told Leung.
The magistrate said although there was no evidence to show that Leung had engaged in match-fixing, the fact that he bet on his own team could still have resulted in gains for Leung.
"It is hard not to question, when managing the team, whether it would affect you in any decision-making in relation to the tactics used," Li said.
The court yesterday heard that Leung placed a bet with illicit bookmaking website hg0088.com before his team took on Sun Hei on January 5.
Happy Valley lost 0-5 in that match. Shortly after the match, Leung was taken away by officers from the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Under caution, Leung admitted possessing a registered account on the website, the court heard. He said he went on the website to check the odds.
Details of the bet were not disclosed, although evidence showed that Leung had lost all of his HK$43,000 bet and that he visited the illicit website using his mobile phone.
The only agency in the city which can legally accept bets is the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the court heard.
Defence counsel Frederick Fong said Leung, who lives with his family, had a clean record and suggested a fine would be appropriate. The magistrate said the HK$4,000 fine was relatively high for Leung's case.
Leung is one of a trio of former team members who have been charged over Happy Valley's match-fixing scandal.
Mainland player and the team's former assistant coach Fan Weijun, 35, was cleared of incitement to commit conspiracy on September 24, after a judge ruled he could not accept the testimony of a key witness, a former goalkeeper, involving a telephone conversation.
Another player, Sasa Mus, has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud.
He is accused of not playing to his best abilities in an allegedly fixed match on November 30 in Tai Po against Royal Southern soccer club.
He is expected to return to the same court for the continuation of his trial on November 4.
 
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Happy Valley's former deputy manager admits illegal bet on team

Hinson Leung is one of three former Happy Valley team members who have been facing charges. Photo: May Tse

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Soccer team's former deputy manager fined HK$4,000 after admitting losing HK$43,000 in illicit gamble on team's match in January


The former deputy manager of Happy Valley soccer club was yesterday fined HK$4,000 after admitting he bet illegally on a game his team played in January - and lost HK$43,000.


Happy Valley's former deputy manager admits illegal bet on team

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Soccer team's former deputy manager fined HK$4,000 after admitting losing HK$43,000 in illicit gamble on team's match in January

Soccer team's former deputy manager fined HK$4,000 after admitting losing HK$43,000 in illicit gamble on team's match in January