{
  "id": 6704802,
  "title": "Hong Kong police arrest 2 tourists over graffiti on MTR Corp train carriages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/hong-kong-police-arrest-2-tourists-over-graffiti-on-mtr-corp-train",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T04:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367144/hong-kong-police-arrest-2-tourists-over-graffiti-mtr-corp-train-carriages"
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  "account": "Two tourists were arrested at Hong Kong's airport on suspicion of criminal damage after allegedly breaking into an MTR Corporation depot in Chai Wan and spray-painting graffiti on two train carriages. Police received a report on Thursday afternoon that the two men had cut through barbed wire to enter the depot and spray-painted a five-meter by one-meter design in green, yellow, and pink on each carriage. The Chief Inspector of Police, Chan Chi-leung, revealed that they were arrested at the airport around 8pm the same day, six hours after the initial report. The suspects, a 34-year-old Australian and a 30-year-old American, both claimed to work in e-commerce and construction respectively. They were found in possession of nine cans of spray paint, a wooden ladder, and two high-visibility vests. The police warn that criminal damage and trespassing on railway premises are serious offenses under the Crimes Ordinance, which can result in up to ten years of imprisonment. The South China Morning Post has reached out to the Australian and US consulates-general as well as MTR Corp for further comment.",
  "summary": "Two tourists were arrested at Hong Kong's airport on suspicion of criminal damage. According to the South China Morning Post, they allegedly broke into an MTR Corporation depot in Chai Wan and spray-painted graffiti on the exterior of two carriages. The incident occurred after the men forced their way into the depot by cutting sections of barbed wire.\n\nSeparately, a Hong Kong court sentenced three activists to prison terms ranging from five to over seven years for national security crimes. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, received sentences of seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Albert Ho, 74, a former lawmaker who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to five years and two months. The convictions, under a national security law imposed by Beijing, have drawn condemnation from the UN, human rights groups, and foreign governments.\n\nThe activists, who had organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, were found to have breached the Chinese constitution by calling for an end to one-party dictatorship, according to a court ruling in August.",
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