Committee chairman Chan Chak Mo says two more meetings required to go through nitty gritty of proposed new junket regulations.
Macao junket
Workers who once earned MOP 20,000 monthly now scraping by, suffering from depression and contemplating selling off their assets.
Troubled junket operation, whose former boss Alvin Chau is in custody, ceases travel business which had made up around 12% of its total revenue.
Taking illegal deposits could land offenders in prison for up to five years, once Legislative Assembly passes proposed bill.
Gang’s mastermind still on the run; officers believe other victims may have lost as much as HK$280 million to fraudsters.
Group sent memo to staff noting ‘careful consideration’ and ‘grievous’ nature of the move.
