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| Filipino tourists made stealing a family affair at 'happiest place on earth' |
Hong Kong’s post-COVID-19 reopening have drawn some sticky-fingered Filipino tourists seeking rich pickings in the city’s Disneyland theme park, with at least two instances over the past three weeks that park security systems have foiled.
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She was unaware, though, that hundreds of electronic eyes have been installed around the popular tourist spot so that any attempt to shoplift is bound to fail.
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So, on May 1, the unnamed woman was taken to West Kowloon Court for a hearing of the fresh theft case filed by police against her.
She pleaded guilty to the charge and was meted a four-month
sentence as the value of her loot was more than $16,000.
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The Philippine Consulate General
confirmed the case but declined to identify the convict, accordingly for
privacy reasons.
Ten days later, a similar incident took place again in Disneyland. This time it was a family affair for a woman surnamed Malit, her brother and daughter who also failed to escape the cameras.
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They each pleaded guilty to one count of
theft when they appeared at West Kowloon Court on May 12.
Two of the three, the mother and her brother, were both sentenced to two months in jail for reportedly stealing
around $18,000 worth of souvenir items.
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The daughter’s sentencing was put off
until June 14, as her loot was worth $5,000, far smaller than her kin’s
pickings. The court awaits a background report.
Citing privacy concerns, the Consulate has
also declined to name the accused, although it has confirmed a
surname provided by The SUN.
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