Hong Kong Police Make Fifth Arrest in HKMEx Investigation

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Hong Kong police arrested a fifth person in its investigation of Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Ltd., the failed commodities market set up by its chairman and largest shareholder Barry Cheung.

Police arrested a 35-year-old woman with the surname Zheng yesterday on suspicion of possession of false instruments, according to the Police Public Relations Branch. Four men were arrested last week as part of the case begun by the Securities and Futures Commission into suspected financial irregularities at HKMEx.