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SCMP Reporter

Two florists and two of their friends appeared in court yesterday accused of possessing more than 17,000 fake coins.

  Florists Yip Chi-hang, 27, and Wong Mei-ling, 32; and Ho Man-chik, 28, and Cheung Kam-cheung, 31, denied having custody or control of counterfeit coins.

  Ho also pleaded not guilty to another similar charge.

  On February 2, police intercepted Ho and found 503 fake $10 and $5 coins in his bag, the court heard.

   A raid was carried out at the Royal Garden Florist Shop in Hunghom and 16,970 counterfeit coins, including $10, $5, $2 and $1, were seized, it was alleged.

    The District Court trial continues before Judge Fergal Sweeney.



Fake coin charges