Police hunt suspect after fake HK$500 notes used
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Summary
A grocery shop on Mei King Street in To Kwa Wan reported on Saturday afternoon that a man had used two suspected counterfeit HK$500 banknotes to pay for purchases before leaving the store. Police later seized the two suspected fake notes at the scene and classified the case as using forged banknotes.
Key Points
- Police received a report at about 3pm to 3.34pm on August 16 from the person in charge of a grocery shop at 2 Mei King Street, To Kwa Wan.
- The shop operator said a local man, estimated to be about 40 to 50 years old, paid for goods with suspected counterfeit banknotes and then left.
- Officers who arrived at the shop seized two suspected counterfeit Hong Kong banknotes, each with a face value of HK$500.
- The case has been classified as “using forged banknotes”, and no arrest had been made as of Saturday afternoon.
- Sing Tao reported that the case has been handed to the Kowloon City district crime squad, Team 5, for follow-up investigation.
Why It Matters
For shop operators, the case is a reminder that suspected counterfeit notes can surface in routine small retail transactions and may only be discovered after a customer has left. The investigation is continuing, with police searching for the middle-aged male suspect and tracing how the two HK$500 notes were used.