中國正式逮捕3名澳大利亞博彩公司員工
SYDNEY — The Chinese authorities have formally arrested three Australian employees of the casino operator Crown Resorts who had been detained in mid-October in an investigation into the promotion of gambling in China.
悉尼——中國當局已正式逮捕了賭場運營商皇冠度假酒店集團的三名澳大利亞員工，他們於10月中旬在中國遭到拘留，當時當局正在對博彩推廣活動展開調查。
The three, who were not named in a short news release on Wednesday by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, were detained along with 15 other Crown Resorts employees after police raids in China on Oct. 13 and 14.
在本週三發佈的一份簡短的新聞稿中，澳大利亞外交和貿易部沒有透露這三人的姓名。10月13日和14日，他們在中國警方的突查行動中與其他15名皇冠度假酒店員工一起被拘留。
In China, the police can hold people in custody without placing them under arrest or filing charges.
在中國，警方可以在沒有逮捕或控罪的情況下拘禁一個人。
The Australian government has now been formally notified of the arrest of three Australian Crown employees on suspicion of gambling offenses, the statement said.
澳大利亞政府已經獲得正式通知，這三名僱員因涉嫌賭博罪被逮捕。
It added that consular officials had visited the Australians in Shanghai, but it gave no details about the remaining 15 employees.
聲明還表示，上海總領事館的官員已經去探望了這些澳大利亞人，但沒有詳細說明其他15名僱員的情況。
The local news media reported that one Crown employee had been released.
當地的新聞媒體報道說，其中一名僱員已被釋放。
Crown Resorts, one of Australia’s largest hotel and casino companies, has operations in Melbourne and Perth and has plans to open a huge casino resort on Sydney’s harbor.
皇冠集團是澳大利亞最大的博彩公司之一，在墨爾本和珀斯開展業務，並且計劃在悉尼港口開設一個大型賭場度假村。
It also has casinos in London, Macau and Manila.
該公司在倫敦、澳門和馬尼拉也設有賭場。
A company spokeswoman declined to comment on the arrests.
公司發言人對逮捕事件拒絕置評。
Details of the charges the Australians may face will not be known until later in the legal process.
這些澳大利亞人可能面臨的指控細節，要隨着法律程序的進行才能得知。
Chinese law allows those arrested to be held in custody throughout.
根據中國法律，警方可以在整個過程中一直扣押被逮捕人。
Casinos are not allowed to advertise in mainland China, where gambling is illegal, but Crown and other companies can promote high-end resorts and other tourist attractions.
在中國大陸，賭博是非法的，不允許賭場做廣告，但皇冠和其他公司可以推廣高端度假村和其他旅遊景點。
They also frequently offer big-spending gamblers help in obtaining visas, and free hotel rooms, chartered jets and private gambling as inducements to visit.
他們還經常爲高消費賭徒提供簽證協助、免費酒店客房、包機和私人博彩服務，誘導他們前往消費。
