Police surveillance prevents motorbike theft

Three brothers were arrested when they attempted to steal a motorcycle in Wong Tai Sin yesterday morning. A task force from Wong Tai Sin district police set up surveillance at a motorbike parking area at Lung Kwong House of Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate after a recent spate of thefts. At about 9.30am, three men, aged between 38 and 47, approached the site and attempted to load a motorbike into a light-goods van. They were immediately arrested.