Hong Kong woman with knife arrested after demanding cash, Octopus cards at MTR station

Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of attempted robbery after she allegedly brandished a knife at staff at an MTR station customer service centre and demanded Octopus cards and cash. A source familiar with the case told the South China Morning Post on Monday that the woman, a Hong Kong resident surnamed Lai, was armed with a ceramic knife and demanded all Octopus cards and HK$100 (US$13) banknotes from staff at the Diamond Hill MTR station customer service centre on Sunday evening. “When...