Two mainland men have been arrested for stealing cash and valuables from tourists at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.
According to the spokesperson, the suspects, surnamed Li and Xu, are in their thirties.
The spokesperson said a woman told the police that her purse had been stolen as she walked from the terminal to one of the shuttle bus waiting areas outside on March 11, adding that her ID card, credit cards, HK$26,000 and 15,000 yuan in cash were in her purse.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded pick-pocketing suspects to a vehicle outside the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi