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| The trio entered this Standard Chartered bank in Mong Kok |
This story can be filed under "completely wacko".
Hong Kong media have reported that three mainlanders were arrested after they were found to be in possession with suspected counterfeit bank notes.
On Tuesday, around 11.15am HK time, a 72-year-old man, a 75-year-old man surnamed Lo, and a 65-year-old woman surnamed Li entered a branch of Standard Chartered bank on Nathan Road in Mong Kok with the intention of opening a bank account.
They presented a giant stack of 1,999 counterfeit bonds, each with a face value of HK$500 million (US$64 million).
That would mean they were trying to deposit HK$999,500,000,000, which would be HK$357 billion more than all of the Hong Kong government's fiscal reserves at the end of February this year.
Needless to say, bank staff were suspicious and called police. The trio, who claim they are friends, are being detained for further questioning.
We'll be following this story!
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