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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
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- South China Morning Post
Passenger arrested in Hong Kong for alleged theft on flight from Indonesia
Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery from two backpacks on a flight from Indonesia, as authorities continue their efforts to combat a persistent rise in cabin-related crimes. Advertisement Airport police said on Saturday that two passengers the previous day had reported that cash and jewellery had gone missing from backpacks stored in overhead compartments. Authorities said a 35-year-old mainland Chinese man was arrested on suspicion of theft following preliminary investigations. He remained in police custody pending further investigation. The arrest came amid a growing number of theft cases reported on board flights to Hong Kong over the past two years. Advertisement Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung previously said Hong Kong recorded 169 cases of in-flight thefts involving HK$4.32 million worth of valuables in the first 10 months of 2024. That surpassed the annual numbers reported during the years of peak tourism in 2018 and 2019, in which 103 and 147 cases were reported, respectively.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
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- South China Morning Post
Singapore jails Chinese man for stealing from fellow passenger on Scoot flight
A 51-year-old man who stole from a fellow passenger on a Scoot flight was jailed for 10 months in Singapore on Wednesday. Zhang Kun, a Chinese national, earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of theft. The offence took place on flight TR465 from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on March 16. Zhang was seated three rows behind the victim, whose backpack, containing a sling bag and a wallet, was in the overhead compartment. During the night flight, the victim and his companion left their seats to celebrate a birthday with their friends at the back of the plane. Seeing that the victim was gone, Zhang quickly went to the overhead compartment, took the backpack and brought it to his own seat. The offender took $200 in cash from a fellow passenger's wallet, a Singapore court heard. Photo: AFP He found the wallet and took S$200 (US$155) in cash, 100 yuan (US$13.90) and a credit card. He then placed the wallet back and returned the backpack to the overhead compartment.
