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LCQ4: Combating illegal online gambling activities

Following is a question by the Hon Nixie Lam and a reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, in the Legislative Council today (October 14): Question: It has been reported that, over the years, unlawful organisations have operated illegal gambling activities through online platforms and used concealed channels, such as stooge accounts, to handle gambling funds. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) in the light of the distinctive nature of illegal online gambling, under which betting funds are transferred through online channels, of the measures the authorities have put in place to support financial institutions in introducing smart technology systems that can automatically detect and proactively intercept transactions relating to illegal betting, and issue risk alerts to members of the public in a timely manner; (2) of the number of persons arrested in the past three years for money laundering activities involving the use of stooge accounts to handle money from illegal betting, and among such cases, the total number of those in which prosecutions were successful, with a breakdown by type of stooge account (e.g. ba

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