China: Travellers face fresh threat from 'organised crime syndicate' targeting city-bound buses in Hong Kong

Airline passengers are facing a new crime threat as criminals target travel bags on city-bound buses. This sees the trend shift from the in-flight theft of luggage stowed away in overhead compartments to target travellers after they have left the plane. Police feared a wave of publicity over mid-air robberies - which saw more than HK$13m worth of passenger property and cash pilfered from overhead luggage compartments on inbound flights between 2015 and 2016 - may have forced organised gangs to switch their attention to airport buses. The criminals banked on the fact that passengers who landed safely with their property intact would drop their guard. The new twist in airport-related crime had seen "many, many" passengers fall victim over recent weeks, according to police sources. <br/>