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The Judiciary Police (PJ) have busted a criminal gang allegedly involved in at least 20 fraud cases worth more than HK$2.5 million at a casino in Zape that had been operating since January, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a special press conference on Friday.Ho said the gang comprised at least 10 members. Five of the suspects, all of them local men, were arrested by the police on Thursday.According to Ho, the first suspect is the alleged mastermind and a former surveillance staff member of the

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 3.2 percent year-on-year in real terms, ending the uptrend that lasted for 10 consecutive quarters, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.“Total demand weakened due to feeble growth, leading to increased downward pressure on the economy,” a DSEC statement said.External demand slowed considerably, the statement pointed out. Total exports of services dropped by 0.3 percent year-on-year, with exports of gaming services and other