Two mainlanders and a local gambler together paid more than HK$550,000 for non-negotiable chips worth HK$2.5 million in a casino in Taipa on Thursday, after which one of the mainlanders vanished with the chips, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a regular press conference yesterday.
In the local gambling jargon, non-negotiable chips are colloquially known as dead chips.
According to Lai, the first suspect is a 35-year-old man surnamed Zheng. He told the police that he is unemployed. The second suspect is a 34-year-old man surnamed Liu. He told the police that he works as a hairdresser. Both are mainlanders. The 37-year-old victim is a local man whose personal information was not released.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai speaks during yesterday’s regular press conference as Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Kam Ka Kit looks on.Photo: Kristy Chan
