MACAU , China, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The arrest of a business leader on prostitution charges in the Chinese city of Macau is an indication of China's growing corruption crackdown.
The former Portuguese colony, a gambling and resort destination, was ceded to China in 1999, and earlier this week, Alan Ho, nephew of hotel and gaming executive Stanley Ho, was arrested for allegedly operating a prostitution ring from his uncle's hotels. The elder Ho had a monopoly on Macau's gambling operations for over forty years; his SJM Holdings remains Asia's largest operator of casinos.