Hong Kong police take HK$4.5 million in fake HK$1,000 banknotes out of circulation


Hong Kong police have arrested two men at a hotel after they seized more than HK$4.5 million (US$576,100) in fake HK$1,000 banknotes hidden in luggage.

A force spokesman said on Wednesday officers from the Kowloon West regional headquarters stopped and searched the two men at a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui the day before and found 4,577 fake notes.

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