Hong Kong police arrest 3 linked to HK$10 million knifepoint robbery

Hong Kong Police have arrested three men in connection with a HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) knifepoint robbery in Sheung Wan, the latest in a string of such cases targeting people exchanging foreign currency.Superintendent Lo Ka-chun said on Friday that officers had earlier received a tip-off that a criminal syndicate would attempt a robbery, prompting police to set up an ambush at about 9am that day.“This morning, the two victims had taken about HK$10 million in foreign currency to a currency exchange store in Sheung Wan to exchange Hong Kong dollars,” Lo said.“After they had successfully changed the currency into Hong Kong dollars at a currency exchange store in Hillier Street, two assailants tried to rob them with knives inside the Sheung Wan MTR station.“Police officers who were lying in wait nearby then quickly responded, subduing the two robbers involved.”He noted that the victims were carrying a mix of US dollars and Yuan before the robbery.