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At a Glance

Write: Ilario [2011-05-20]

Gambling agents

SEVEN people who acted as agents for overseas gambling Web sites have been jailed for up to two years.

A Hong Kong man surnamed Zheng opened a company in Shenzhen in 2006 and hired seven people to organize online gambling on soccer and horse racing. Between March and May 2010, the ring handled 200 million yuan (US$31 million) from gambling and netted vast profits, the Futian People s Procuratorate said.

Juror selection

DISTRICT courts in Shenzhen would select 143 jurors, the intermediate people s court said.

Applicants must be aged 23 or above with a college education. Applications must be sent to the district courts before May 4. The tenure of a juror is five years.

Mountain rescue

A TRAINING base for mountain rescuers opened in Shenzhen at the conclusion of a national mountain rescue forum Monday.

The forum attracted more than 20 mountain rescue teams from throughout the country.

More footbridges

FOUR footbridges would be built along the 3-km section between Bulong Road and the Vienna Hotel along Meilong Road in Bao an District.

The four footbridges would be completed in June, the city transport commission said Monday.