A gang of ten armed men, held up patrons of the Hollywood gambling den on Vu Yuen Road shortly after midnight yesterday and robbed them of their belongings before they were able to raise an alarm.
Whilst the number of gamblers thus relieved of their belongings could not be definitely learned, it was ascertained that three cars were hi-jacked in this manner as they were coming unto Vu Yuen Road from the gambling den.
A C.P.C. who was on duty in the vicinity, on seeing the odds, refrained from challenging the men and put a telephone call through to Bubbling Well Police Station from where a large party of steel-vested detectives arrived on the scene few minutes later, only to find that the gunmen had disappeared.
As none of the victims reported the incident to the police, the amount of loot which fell into the hands of the thugs could not be ascertained.
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