Cross-border passengers heading to a popular housing estate in Shunde now have to be photographed before they board buses as part of new security measures introduced following a robbery on Saturday.
A manager, surnamed Zhu, from the Country Garden estate in Shunde, told Cable TV the measure had been in force since Sunday as a deterrent.
About 30 passengers heading to Country Garden in Shunde and Clifford Estate in Panyu on Saturday, including 20 Hongkongers, were robbed of about $300,000 in cash and valuables by four men and a woman posing as passengers.
Seven local victims, who later reported the case to the Hong Kong police, told investigators the robbers were armed with a gun and cutters.
Liu Yingli , executive vice-mayor of Shenzhen, said yesterday Shenzhen authorities attached great importance to maintaining public order.
Mr Liu, who was attending a seminar at Chinese University, said the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau had increased its staffing in the past few years and an extra 2,000 officers would be hired this year.
