In-flight thefts surge to 169 cases in Hong Kong, most on flights from SE Asia

[HKFP] - 12/4/2024

Hong Kong saw 169 in-flight theft cases in the first ten months of the year, most of which were on short-haul flights arriving in the city from Southeast Asia, the Security Bureau has said. That compares to 92 cases last year, and 147 cases in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to (…)



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