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Ambrose Li

Hong Kong police have arrested two tourists at the airport on suspicion of criminal damage after they allegedly broke into an MTR Corporation depot in Chai Wan and spray-painted graffiti on the exterior of two carriages.
The force said on Thursday evening that it had received a report at about 2pm the previous day that two men had forced their way into the depot by cutting sections of barbed wire at the top of its walls.
They allegedly spray-painted each of the carriages with a five-metre-by-one-metre (16.4-by-3.3-foot) graffiti design in green, yellow and pink.
“By going through vast amounts of CCTV footage … and intelligence analysis, police successfully arrested two suspects in the restricted areas of the airport who were waiting to board at around 8pm on the same day, six hours after the report,” Chief Inspector Chan Chi-leung said.
The force identified the suspects as a 34-year-old Australian who said he worked in e-commerce and a 30-year-old American who said he worked in construction. Both remained in custody as the investigation was ongoing.
Officers said the pair left behind nine cans of spray paint, a wooden ladder and two high-visibility vests as they fled after being spotted by staff. They allegedly scaled a three-metre-high wall before running off towards Shing Tai Road.
The force reminded the public that criminal damage was a serious offence under the Crimes Ordinance, punishable on conviction by up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Trespassing on or entering railway premises was also illegal.
In a reply to the South China Morning Post, a United States consulate spokesman said: “We are aware of the detention of a US citizen in connection with the graffiti case. The Trump administration takes its commitment to assist US citizens abroad seriously and is monitoring the situation.”
The SCMP has contacted the Australian consulate and the MTR Corp for comment.


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Australian and American suspects arrested at the airport after allegedly breaking into Chai Wan depot and spray-painting carriages


Australian and American suspects arrested at the airport after allegedly breaking into Chai Wan depot and spray-painting carriages.


Hong Kong police arrest 2 tourists over graffiti on MTR Corp train carriages

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Australian and American suspects arrested at the airport after allegedly breaking into Chai Wan depot and spray-painting carriages