Banknotes falling from the sky send crowd into a frenzy in Hong Kong neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po
- The owner of a cryptocurrency page claimed to have been behind the stunt
- Police instructed members of the public not to pick up the cash
One of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods was witness to a scene straight out of a movie on Saturday afternoon, as a hail of banknotes fluttered in the air, sending a crowd of bystanders into a frenzy.
A police spokeswoman said the force had received reports of someone distributing money at Fuk Wa Street, Sham Shui Po, and officers were deployed to the scene.
A Post reporter spotted some HK$100 (US$13) banknotes near the Golden Computer Arcade and officers told people not to pick them up.
Police later said officers at the scene had collected around HK$5,000, but that no one had been arrested.
A video emerged on Facebook showing a man dressed in a black hoodie who appeared to be making an announcement: “Today, December 15, is FCC’s big day in announcing the trading race. I hope everyone here will pay attention to this important event …[I] don’t know whether any of you will believe money can fall from the sky.”
After the man finished his speech, the camera panned to the right, showing banknotes being thrown from the rooftop of a building.
