Buyer’s bonus or brazen theft? The legal fight over HK$30 million Mark Six prize2-MIN READ2-MIN2ListenPublished: 7:14pm, 14 Sep 2026Updated: 7:37pm, 14 Sep 2026A group of 14 government employees can only recover their shares of a HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) Mark Six windfall through civil legal proceedings after a colleague allegedly refused to split the prize and disappeared, a lawyer has said.Vitus Lawyers principal partner Vitus Leung Wing-hang told the South China Morning Post on Monday that retrieving the money would not be easy for the victims, who work at the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department office.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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MON · 2026-09-14 · 11:14 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0914-111159
NSR-2026-0914-111159News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Buyer’s bonus or brazen theft? The legal fight over HK$30 million Mark Six prize
A group of 14 government employees from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department are pursuing civil legal action to recover their shares of a HK$30 million Mark Six lottery prize. A colleague, who allegedly refused to split the winnings, has reportedly disappeared with the money.
Lam Ka-singSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-14 · 11:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A group of 14 government employees from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department are pursuing civil legal action to recover their shares of a HK$30 million Mark Six lottery prize. A colleague, who allegedly refused to split the winnings, has reportedly disappeared with the money. According to lawyer Vitus Leung Wing-hang, retrieving the funds will be a difficult process for the victims. The incident involves a lottery win and a dispute over its distribution among colleagues.
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The victims work at the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department office.
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A group of 14 government employees are involved in a legal dispute over a HK$30 million Mark Six prize.
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Retrieving the money would not be easy for the victims.
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A colleague allegedly refused to split the prize and disappeared.
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