Another needle reported on Hong Kong KMB bus, making fifth find by passengers in four days
Nobody injured in incident aboard double-decker operating on route 59M
Yet another needle was found on a Hong Kong bus seat on Saturday, making it the fifth case in four days.
All five needles were found aboard buses operated by KMB.
The newest case was reported at about 4pm on Saturday, when a double-decker operating on route 59M arrived at the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier terminus, according to a KMB spokeswoman.
“A male passenger told the bus driver that a needle was lying horizontally on a seat on the lower deck,” the spokeswoman said. “The bus driver called police immediately.”
She added that the bus was equipped with a surveillance system.
“KMB is highly concerned about the repeated findings of needles, and severely condemns any attempt to hurt our passengers.”
As with the third and fourth cases, no one was injured on Saturday.
The bus company has reported all the cases to police and pledged to require its frontline staff to step up their review of bus compartments.
Passengers were asked to carefully check their seats and keep an eye on suspicious objects and people nearby.
“If passengers discover anything, they should notify police and the bus driver immediately,” the KMB spokeswoman said.
