Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Hong Kong () is one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau.
Read More at Wikipedia ›HONG KONG -- Police arrested more than 1,000 people and seized millions of dollars worth of illicit goods during a massive anti-crime joint operation by Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese police, authorities said Thursday.
Nearly 2,500 locations, including night clubs and massage parlors, were raided during the operation, which took place between July 1 and July 31, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The operation, codenamed "Thunderbolt 11," was aimed at curbing organized crime activities in the Special Administrative Region and smashing crime links between Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese mainland, Acting Superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau Ng Wai-hon told a news conference.Of the 1,081 people arrested, 347 were from mainland China .Police also seized more than $1.4 million in illicit goods, including 45 pounds of heroin , 190,000 pornographic and pirated compact discs, and large sums of cash."The success of Thunderbolt 11 has shown the determination and capability ...Concerns that Europe lacks a concrete plan to keep Greece in the currency union pushed markets lower on Friday, with the euro nearing a 22-month low.The likelihood o...
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