Man arrested for loitering near face mask warehouse

Man arrested for loitering near face mask warehouse

Police said on Saturday they arrested a 21-year-old man who they say was lingering around a government warehouse in Kwai Chung where face masks are stored.



There’ve been online calls for people to break into the warehouse to rob the face masks amid a shortage of the items in the city.



Police inspector, Fong Yee-pui, said the man looked suspicious and couldn’t explain why he was there when intercepted on Friday.



She said officers suspected there’re chances he would commit a crime, although they didn’t find any weapon or instrument that could be used for unlawful purposes.



They arrested him for “loitering”.