An armed off-duty customs officer arrested while allegedly taking part in illegal road racing has been released on HK$10,000 bail.
The 32-year-old customs officer, surnamed Lo, was carrying his department-issued revolver while a passenger in a speeding car that was stopped while racing along the winding Route Twisk, in Tsuen Wan, early on Sunday.
Arrests were made as part of increased police efforts along motorways in the New Territories to combat illegal trials by racers in the run-up to November's Macau Grand Prix.
Superintendent Patrick Siu Heung-wing said that at this time of year, souped-up vehicles were frequently found tearing along roads such as Route Twisk - which runs over a ridge from Tsuen Wan to Shek Kong - and expressways in the New Territories. He said it was 'too troublesome' for drivers to take their cars for speed tests to race tracks in Shenzhen.
The customs officer, along with the 32-year-old driver of the vehicle and a 20-year-old driver and 19-year-old passenger of another car, were allegedly travelling at about 160km/h, a senior officer investigating the case said.
All four men were released without charge on HK$10,000 bail and ordered to report back to police on November 14.
