At around 9:00 on December 18, a robbery occurred on Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, causing concern. Four knife-wielding bandits stole about 1 billion yen in cash near Grand Era Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, then fled by car. On December 22, staff of the Public Relations Division of the Hong Kong Police Force said that the police had arrested 15 local personnel involved in the case, including the mastermind of the case. Some of the personnel had underworld backgrounds, and they were suspected of “conspiring to commit robberies.”

At around 9:00 on December 18, a robbery occurred on Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, causing concern. Four knife-wielding bandits stole about 1 billion yen in cash near Grand Era Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central, then fled by car. On December 22, staff of the Public Relations Division of the Hong Kong Police Force said that the police had arrested 15 local personnel involved in the case, including the mastermind of the case. Some of the personnel had underworld backgrounds, and they were suspected of “conspiring to commit robberies.”