Crown Resorts staff, including three Australians, detained in China

Michael Smith, Angus Grigg and Lisa Murray

Updated Oct 15, 2016 – 12.40am, first published at 12.29am

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Chinese authorities have detained at least 18 employees of James Packer's Crown Resorts, including three Australians, who are part of the gaming group's sales and marketing team in China.

"Crown believes that a number of our employees in China are being questioned by local authorities and at this time we can provide no further details," a Crown spokesperson told The Australian Financial Review late Friday.

Michael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com

Lisa Murray is Enterprise Journalism Editor and host of The Fin podcast. Connect with Lisa on Twitter. Email Lisa at lmurray@afr.com