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Hong Kong civil servants sue colleague over HK$28.9M lottery winnings

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Fourteen civil servants in Hong Kong are suing a colleague for HK$28.9 million after he allegedly refused to share lottery winnings. The colleague, a health inspector named Ling Chun Ting, reportedly claimed the HK$33 million prize from a Mark Six ticket purchased by a pool of colleagues. He allegedly promised to distribute the winnings but later reneged, leading to the lawsuit filed in the High Court. AI

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Hong Kong civil servants sue colleague over HK$28.9M lottery winnings

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    14 Hong Kong civil servants sue colleague over HK$28.9 million Mark Six winnings

    A Hong Kong civil servant has been sued by 14 colleagues for HK$28.9 million (US$3.7 million) in lottery winnings after he allegedly refused to split a winning Mark Six jackpot. Health inspector Ling Chun-ting allegedly told his colleagues at the Food and Environmental Hygiene De…

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