Home>News Center>China
       
 

Gambling with public funds faces crackdown
By Zhang Feng (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-01-14 08:07

Party and government officials and heads of companies who misappropriate public funds for gambling are major targets of a government crackdown on gambling along China's borders, said Bai Jingfu, vice-minister of public security.

The nationwide campaign will be carried out in the first five months of 2005, said Bai.

Such gambling venues have been traditionally located in China's Southeast Asian neighbours.


Hong Kong-built Emperor Hotel and Casino in Rajin-Sonbong, DPRK. [Beijing News]

However, in recent years, more have been established across the border in Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea and even Mongolia, said Wang Hongjun, a professor from the Chinese People's Public Security University in Beijing.

Wu Mingshan, an official in charge of the crackdown, was quoted by China Central Television as saying these casinos now number nearly 200.

Moreover, these sites clearly cater for Chinese clientele as gambling is forbidden in their respective countries, and cross-border visits by Chinese are encouraged, said professor Wang.

Most of the visitors to these border casinos are Chinese residents, according to Bai.

"Most of the gambling with illegal money overseas is done by corrupt officials," Wang said.

Some experts estimated that about 600 billion yuan (US$72 billion) is spent in overseas casinos by Chinese annually, which is regarded as "seriously exaggerated" by Wang.

But despite this, Wang said the figure is still huge as corrupt officials tend to become wasteful with public money.

For example, Cai Haowen, a transportation official of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, gambled away nearly 3 million yuan (US$360,000) in public funds in the DPRK last year.

Cai, who is only a low-level official, remains at large.

The Ministry of Public Security will take steps to strengthen border control and destroy the lures set by overseas gambling dens to pull in Chinese custom, Bai said.

However, the most important measure must be taken in fighting official corruption and managing public money, professor Wang said.



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Bilateral meeting sign of progress on IPR protection

 

   
 

Expressway planned to link Beijing, Taipei

 

   
 

Investors ask for no cut in tax favours

 

   
 

Straw to discuss arms ban in Beijing

 

   
 

Malaria threat emerges in tsunami zone

 

   
 

Gambling with public funds faces crackdown

 

   
  Top 10 phrases show what's on nation's mind
   
  Smuggling drops after GAC efforts
   
  Vice-mayor sentenced to death for bribe-taking
   
  Guangdong lifts ban on post-Spring Festival migrant job seekers
   
  Chinese scientists find dinosaur-eating mammal
   
  Train ticket price to be raised on Feburary 1
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Chinese main guests at N.Korea casino
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美日韩亚洲成色二本道三区| 两根一进一出啊灌满了视频 | 国产色xx群视频射精| 中文字幕在线观看免费视频| 麻豆传播媒体免费版官网| 天天干天天插天天| 久久88色综合色鬼| 欧美三级蜜桃2在线观看| 人妖系列免费网站观看| 色8久久人人97超碰香蕉987| 国产精品xxxx国产喷水| R级无码视频在线观看| 扁豆传媒视频免费观看| 二十四小时日本高清在线www| 激情视频在线观看网站| 四只虎免费永久观看| 黑人巨大精品欧美一区二区免费 | 精品久久精品久久| 国产乱子伦农村叉叉叉| 欧美丝袜一区二区三区| 国产色xx群视频射精| chinese乱子伦xxxx国语对白| 手机看片福利久久| 久久天天躁狠狠躁夜夜网站| 欧美在线小视频| 亚洲精品国精品久久99热| 国产婷婷综合丁香亚洲欧洲| 国内精品在线播放| 一女多男在疯狂伦交在线观看| 日本漫画大全无翼无彩全番| 亚洲伊人久久大香线蕉啊| 色碰人色碰人视频| 国产欧美日产中文| 91噜噜噜在线观看| 天天综合亚洲色在线精品| 中文字幕在线电影| 日韩精品成人一区二区三区| 亚洲国产欧美久久香综合| 波多野结衣同性| 免费a级毛片在线播放| 综合网在线视频|