Published: 11:39pm, 22 Apr 2025Updated: 12:00am, 23 Apr 2025
Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to open a bank account in Hong Kong and depositing nearly 2,000 counterfeit bonds, each with a face value of HK$500 million (US$64 million).
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The suspects, two men and a woman aged between 65 and 75, were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of using false instruments. They are currently in custody.
The trio entered a Standard Chartered branch on Nathan Road near Shantung Street in Mong Kok at around 11am on Tuesday to open an account, police said.
They presented 1,999 counterfeit bonds, each marked with a face value of HK$500 million, prompting bank staff to alert police.
A 72-year-old mainland Chinese man, who also held a Hong Kong identity card, was found to be in possession of the fake bonds. His companions, a 75-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, both two-way permit holders from the mainland, were also detained.
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A two-way permit is a mainland travel document used to enter Hong Kong.