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[World News]: Beijing, Jan 12 : China will shut down online foreign gambling sites aspart of a nation-wide campaign to curb rampant anti-social activities.The government will launch a relentless strike to crack down on rampant gambling andpunish gamblers, government officials and state-owned company executives inparticular, Zhou Yongkang, Minister of Public Security, said.Speaking at a national teleconference here yesterday, Zhou urged police departmentsacross the country to work jointly in a battle against gambling, which has"seriously undermined socio-economic development and fundamental interests of thepeople."The campaign will mainly focus on regions where gambling is rampant. Ruling CommunistParty and government officials, besides state-owned organisation chiefs, found to beinvolved in gambling activities, will receive heavier punishments, he said.Zhou listed gambling in foreign lands, on-line gambling and illegal lottery as themajor targets of the strike, highlighting that "the campaign will try to block thechannels through which many Chinese go abroad for gambling".Offices and gambling websites set up by foreign gambling companies will also be shutdown, he said.The Ministry also released three hotlines and a website for people to report gamblingactivities to the police, Xinhua news agency reported. PTI</PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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[World News]: Beijing, Jan 12 : China will shut down online foreign gambling sites aspart of a nation-wide campaign to curb rampant anti-social activities.The government will launch a relentless strike to crack down on rampant gambling andpunish gamblers, government officials and state-owned company executives inparticular, Zhou Yongkang, Minister of Public Security, said.Speaking at a national teleconference here yesterday, Zhou urged police departmentsacross the country to work jointly in a battle against gambling, which has"seriously undermined socio-economic development and fundamental interests of thepeople."The campaign will mainly focus on regions where gambling is rampant. Ruling CommunistParty and government officials, besides state-owned organisation chiefs, found to beinvolved in gambling activities, will receive heavier punishments, he said.Zhou listed gambling in foreign lands, on-line gambling and illegal lottery as themajor targets of the strike, highlighting that "the campaign will try to block thechannels through which many Chinese go abroad for gambling".Offices and gambling websites set up by foreign gambling companies will also be shutdown, he said.The Ministry also released three hotlines and a website for people to report gamblingactivities to the police, Xinhua news agency reported. PTI</PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
