Undercover Hong Kong police catch 31 minibus commuters not wearing seat belts
Viral footage shows undercover police officer catching passengers travelling on minibus without fastening seat belts
Hong Kong police will issue summons to 31 minibus passengers after undercover officers discovered that commuters were not wearing their seat belts.
The force said that the operation took place on Friday and involved undercover officers from its Kowloon East traffic enforcement and control division checking for anyone not wearing seat belts on minibuses.
Footage of a crackdown on one vehicle went viral on social media.
A clip shows a man rising from his minibus and shouting: “Everyone don’t move! [It’s the] police”. He then brandishes a card before counting aloud how many passengers have failed to fasten their seat belts.
A uniformed traffic police officer is later seen boarding the minibus to assist, while the undercover officer asks all passengers to take out their identity cards.
A police spokesman did not confirm if the clip was of Friday’s operation.