Hong Kong police are investigating an alleged robbery in which 58 million Japanese yen (US$376,600) was stolen outside a currency exchange shop in Sheung Wan.
The force said a passerby reported the case at 9.47am on Friday, with initial investigations suggesting two men made off with the money worth HK$2.94 million near 272 Des Voeux Road Central.
The pair, one in his twenties and the other in his teens, boarded a private vehicle after taking the cash and departed the scene, according to police.
No one was injured.
The case followed another similar robbery that took place in the same district last month.
Four armed men robbed a currency exchange shop of 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) in December. The shop was located at 181 Queen’s Road Central near Grand Millennium Plaza, and a suspect was eventually arrested.
