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Jump to full article: Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) (hk), 2009-02-24
Intro: The former chairman of a tobacco manufacturer has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for bribery and fraud relating to the smuggling of cigarettes to the mainland. Lu Dayong - from Nanyang Brothers Tobacco - was earlier found guilty in the district court. He failed to turn up for trial - and was sentenced in his absence. The court heard that Nanyang Brothers supplied "Double Happiness" cigarettes to two firms, which smuggled them to the mainland through third countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam.
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