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Oscar Liu

Three people have been detained on suspicion of criminal damage after graffiti was spray-painted in various locations across Kowloon, Hong Kong police have said.
Police said on Sunday that a local couple and their friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, had been arrested the previous day in connection with the graffiti.
The arrest of the trio, aged 26 to 40, followed a report on Thursday that a road sign near Prince Edward Road East and Hip Yip Street in Ngau Tau Kok had been defaced with graffiti.
Officers from the force’s Sau Mau Ping division took over the case, reviewing CCTV footage and analysing intelligence to identify the suspects, police said.

During the arrest operation, officers also searched an industrial building unit in Kwun Tong, seizing multiple cans of spray paint and three bicycles believed to be connected to the vandalism, the force said.
Further investigations revealed the trio were allegedly responsible for spray-painting buildings and public facilities in at least three different locations in Sau Mau Ping and Kowloon City throughout June.
The suspects are being held for questioning, and the case has been handed over to the crime unit of Sau Mau Ping division for further investigation.
In Hong Kong, criminal damage is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment upon conviction and applies to anyone who destroys or damages property belonging to another without lawful excuse, with intent or recklessness regarding the damage.


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Local couple and a friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, detained on suspicion of criminal damage


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3 arrested in Hong Kong over alleged graffiti spree across Kowloon in June

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Local couple and a friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, detained on suspicion of criminal damage