A man from the mainland was arrested on Friday for being involved in a counterfeit money case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said in a regular conference yesterday.
Chong identified the suspect as a 45-year-old man surnamed Ding. He told the police that he is a designer.
According to Chong, a casino in Zape reported to the police on Friday that earlier that day Ding had attempted to obtain gaming chips with four counterfeit HK$1,000 notes from a dealer on a gaming table.
The police who arrived at the scene discovered that the banknotes had a different texture to genuine banknotes, as well as having the word “COPY” on them. The police also discovered 75 more counterfeit banknotes in his backpack, all having the same serial number.
Under questioning, Ding refused to cooperate and only told the police that he had acquired the fake notes in the mainland.
Ding has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing a fraud charge.
Fake HK dollar banknotes are displayed in a press room of the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape yesterday. – Photo: Ada Lei
