Police arrest farmer-turned-robber

Two female tourists were arrested on Friday and Saturday respectively as they entered different restricted areas of the local airport without permission, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the suspect in the first incident, surnamed Im, is from South Korea. The suspect in second incident, surnamed Li, is from the mainland. Both are in their forties.On Friday morning, Im was stopped by the police at the

All typhoon signals were lowered yesterday evening, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced.Tropical Cyclone Roke did not cause any damage in the city.The bureau hoisted the No. 1 typhoon signal on Saturday afternoon. However, all ferry and helicopter services were suspended from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. yesterday as the Hong Kong Observatory had hoisted the No. 8 signal yesterday morning, causing a number of travellers to be stuck at the ferry terminals for several hours.