Kim Hong-Up, 53, who denies the allegations, was arrested on 21 June.

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Mr Choi has said he passed on a request from TPI to Kim Hong-gul for fair treatment in the selection process of the lotto license winner.

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"Faced with the fear of the unknown, investors both domestic and foreign are very cautious and preferring other markets where there is less risk, " said Andrew Sullivan of Kim Eng Securities in Hong Kong.

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From both a policymaker's and a bank's point of view, says Sun-bae Kim, regional economist at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, going after the consumer makes sense.

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"The idea was to create a space without using walls, " said the younger Mr. Lim, who designed the piece with Mr. Kim and Eddy Man Kim, their third partner who is planning to move to Hong Kong soon.

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Woods was three shots off the pace at the World Golf Championships event, tied for fifth with fellow U.S. Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim, their compatriot Ryan Moore, world No. 4 Paul Casey and Hong Kong Open champion Wen-tang Lin.

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