Hong Kong police are investigating the source of more than HK$88,000 (US$10,280) in banknotes seen falling from a residential block, many of which were burned.
Security staff at Lei Yue Mun Estate’s Lei Sang House reported at 8.20am on Wednesday that a number of banknotes were falling from the building and scattering across the ground.
Officers arrived to find numerous HK$500 notes, some with scorch marks or burned corners. Police collected a total of HK$88,030 in banknotes, including HK$26,030 that had been damaged.
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The case, classified as criminal damage, has been handed to a Kwun Tong district investigation team.
Images circulating online show charred banknotes spread across a public area of the estate.
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