51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of armed robbery in Wan Chai
發佈日期: 2026-04-11 00:19
TVB News
A man armed with a suspected firearm robbed a Bank of East Asia branch in Wan Chai before escaping on a bicycle with around 35,000 dollars.
Police officers subsequently arrested the 51-year-old suspect carrying recognisance papers at a Chai Wan mall.
All the stolen proceeds have been recovered.
Bank surveillance footage shows a black-clad man donning a cap approached the counter, holding what appeared to be a handgun.
A female customer standing at the counter immediately walked away.
The suspect placed a bag on the counter and pointed the weapon at a bank staff, shouting in Cantonese that he intends to commit a robbery.
The suspect aimed his weapon around the bank before trying to smash the counter glass panel with a hammer.
Another bank staff later placed a stack of cash from a drawer into a bag before handing it to the robber, who fled with about 35,000 dollars.
The entire heist lasted less than 90 seconds.
The man subsequently fled on a bicycle towards Admiralty MTR Station, before boarding the train to Chai Wan.
The daylight robbery unfolded at around 12:30 p.m. at the Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre branch on Gloucester Road -- just about 300 metres from the police headquarters.
A huge police presence could be seen as investigations continued.
Uniformed officers searched through nearby areas with forensic officers documenting the scene, dusting for fingerprints at the entrance and removing the shattered counter glass for examination.
At around 2 p.m., authorities tracked down the suspect at a fast food outlet in Chai Wan's Wan Chui Shopping Mall, and arrested him on suspicion of robbery.
All stolen proceeds have been recovered.
The police said the 51-year-old suspect is an ethnic Chinese carrying recognisance papers, having arrived in the city two years ago.
Authorities believe he does not have any accomplices and are still investigating his motive.
