Chinese women seen stuffing live lobsters into suitcase on Hong Kong MTR train
The pair were seen wrestling to get the shellfish into a holdall as stunned passengers looked on
Two Chinese women have been filmed stuffing live lobsters into a suitcase on an MTR train.
The pair were seen wrestling to get the shellfish inside a large holdall as they travelled from Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau.
He claimed to have witnessed the women packing up at least a dozen lobsters as their fellow passengers looked on at about 11.30am on Monday morning.
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Some online commentators have speculated that the shellfish were being smuggled to mainland China, where they can be sold on for a tidy profit, particularly during the Lunar New Year holiday.
By Wednesday, the footage had been viewed thousands of times and shared by more than 900 people.
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The MTR’s by-laws strictly prohibit passengers from travelling with animals on its trains.