Briefs | Nine arrested for illegal gambling during W. Cup

Early last week, nine people were arrested in mainland China and Macau for organizing illegal gambling activities during the World Cup. The Judiciary Police arrested seven suspects, five men and two women, in two residential units in Taipa. One of the seven suspects is a Taiwan resident, while the remaining are all from mainland China. In addition, 11 mobile phones, 12 SIM cards, HKD204,250, RMB79,000, USD700 and 14 bank cards were seized from the apartments. The six mainland residents have been transferred to the mainland government authority.

63 phone scams recorded in first half of 2018

A total of 63 phone scam cases have been recorded in the first half of 2018, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ). In 45 of these 63 cases, criminals pretended to be civil servants from mainland China’s public departments, with losses amounting to a total of MOP7.6 million. In another 15 cases, the victims were instructed to guess the identity of the criminals, with losses amounting to a total of MOP540,000. In addition, there were more than 10 cases in which criminals stole mobile application information to conduct fraud.

TUI rules companies must pay fine for LRT delay

The Court of Final Appeal’s (TUI) judgment has ruled that the three companies awarded the construction contract for the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) should pay fines for delaying the LRT’s construction. The three companies appealed on the basis that the delays around the construction resulted from the fact that another company was carrying out engineering works on the related LRT project location.  Previously, in December 2017, the three companies appealed to the Court of Second Instance, but had their appeal dismissed. TUI judged that the delay must be the companies’ responsibility.