Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) held in the bank account of a 36-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of theft after he allegedly refused to split a winning Mark Six jackpot with his colleagues.The arrest was made on Friday after a 53-year-old man reported to police on Wednesday that he was one of 15 colleagues who had chipped in to buy the winning ticket for the draw last week, according to a source.The group reportedly included some staff members of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).
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SAT · 2026-09-12 · 06:34 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0912-110716
NSR-2026-0912-110716News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Police freeze HK$30 million in bank account of man who refused to share Mark Six prize
Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million in the bank account of a 36-year-old man. He was arrested on suspicion of theft after allegedly refusing to share a winning Mark Six lottery jackpot with his colleagues.
Emily HungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-12 · 06:34 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong police have frozen HK$30 million in the bank account of a 36-year-old man. He was arrested on suspicion of theft after allegedly refusing to share a winning Mark Six lottery jackpot with his colleagues. The arrest occurred on Friday, following a report made by a 53-year-old man on Wednesday. This reporter stated he was one of 15 colleagues who pooled money to buy the winning ticket for a draw last week. The group reportedly included staff members from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
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Hong Kong police froze HK$30 million in the bank account of a 36-year-old man.
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A 53-year-old man reported to police that he was one of 15 colleagues who bought the winning ticket.
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The man was arrested on suspicion of theft for allegedly refusing to split a winning Mark Six jackpot with colleagues.
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The group reportedly included some staff members of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
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