`The Man With The Golden Gun` martial arts actress arrested in Hong Kong

Martial arts star Yuen Qiu, who played one of Hip's schoolgirl daughters in 1974 James Bond film "The Man With The Golden Gun", was arrested in an underground mahjong parlor and fined for illegal gambling, a newspaper reported.

Yuen was arrested March 31 along with 10 other women and two men, the Apple Daily reported Wednesday. She pleaded guilty to illegal gambling on April 1 and was fined $510, the report said.

"She knows she did something wrong," Apple Daily quoted an unidentified spokesman at Yuen's management agency as saying.

Police spokeswoman Anita Chow confirmed the raid but didn't provide names of those arrested. Court spokesman Mackenzie Mak said he didn't have any information on Yuen's case.

A contact number for Yuen wasn't immediately available.

Yuen, who played a student who rescues Roger Moore in the 1974 James Bond movie "The Man With the Golden Gun," is enjoying a career comeback after appearing in Stephen Chow's film "Kung Fu Hustle".

Her performance as a no-nonsense landlady who's secretly a kung fu master won her a nomination for best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Thanks to `Kyvan` for the alert.

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