Key facts
- 14 Hong Kong civil servants are suing colleague Ling Chun-ting for HK$28.9 million.
- The dispute is over a HK$33 million Mark Six lottery jackpot won on September 5.
- Plaintiffs allege Ling refused to share the winnings proportionally after buying the tickets.
- Ling allegedly deleted purchase records and claimed no obligation to distribute the prize money.
Fourteen Hong Kong civil servants have sued a colleague, Ling Chun-ting, for HK$28.9 million after he allegedly refused to share a HK$33 million Mark Six lottery jackpot. The group, all employees of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, formed an informal lottery syndicate to foster camaraderie. Ling, who purchased the tickets for the September 5 draw, is accused of deleting purchase records and denying colleagues their proportional share of the winnings.