Hong Kong police have apprehended a man after he robbed a bank in Wan Chai, stealing HK$36,000. The suspect was spotted brandishing a hammer and was later captured by officers an hour and a half later.

Hong Kong police have arrested a man who robbed a bank in Wan Chai, with the force’s preliminary investigations revealing HK$36,000 was stolen. Police received a report at 12.26pm after a man robbed a branch of Bank of East Asia in Harbour View Centre before fleeing the scene on a bicycle. Officers arrested the suspect at Wan Tsui Shopping Centre in Chai Wan 1½ hours later. A source said that during the robbery, the suspect, dressed in a black hat, a black t-shirt and a mask, brandished a hammer...