A visitor from mainland China suspected to have been recruited by underground banks to cross the border and withdraw cash from ATMs was robbed of more than HK$350,000 (US$44,770) in a hold-up in Hong Kong before dawn on Thursday.
The 28-year-old man from Heilongjiang was waylaid by five robbers after he took about 30 minutes to withdraw the cash from a machine on Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei at about 4.45am.
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