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Insurance worker wins Mahjong crown
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-10-08 10:54

Hong Kong resident Ho Kok-hung became the new "King of Mahjong" after winning The Second World Mahjong Competition in Macao special administrative region last month.

The 34-year-old insurance worker was rewarded with a check valued at $500,000.

More than 300 people from 15 nations and regions took part in the three-day event.

The top four of the annual tournament included three Hong Kong residents and a Japanese.

Mahjong has a very long history on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.

(Macao Daily)