Two men filmed cutting bike lock in Tin Shui Wai
AM730 · 3 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A video circulated online on October 2 showing two South Asian men apparently tampering with a bicycle at a parking area outside Grandeur Terrace in Tin Shui Wai. In the footage, one man appears to work on the bicycle while the other uses a screwdriver-like tool to cut through the lock, and the uploader said a man in white later rode away on the bicycle.
Key Points
- The incident was said to have taken place at a bicycle parking area outside Grandeur Terrace, a private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai.
- The online video, described by on.cc as about 12 seconds long, shows two South Asian men working together on a locked bicycle in broad daylight
- One man was seen prying at the bicycle while the other repeatedly used a screwdriver to saw through the bicycle lock.
- The clip ended before the pair were shown leaving, but the uploader wrote that the “man in white rode off on the new bike without looking back.”
- Online reaction was divided between anger over what some called a common bicycle theft problem in Tin Shui Wai and criticism of the person filming for not calling police immediately.
Why It Matters
The footage has renewed attention on bicycle security in open-air parking areas in Tin Shui Wai, where some online commenters said theft is a recurring problem. It also raised questions about bystander response, as several commenters challenged why the person recording did not report the suspected crime at once.