Residents of one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods were sent into a frenzy on Saturday as a modern day Robin Hood showered HK$100 notes (£10) from a rooftop.
A video posted online shows thousands of HK$100 notes, believed to be as much as HK$200,000 (£20,280), fluttering to the ground as onlookers rush to collect the raining cash.
A 24-year-old man believed to be behind the stunt was arrested on Sunday by Hong Kong Police for causing disorder in a public place.
Its believed the stunt was organised by Wong Ching-kit, who goes by the online alias Coin Young Master and runs Epoch Cryptocurrency, which promotes investment in digital currencies.
While he was tossing the bills from the top of the building, the video recorded Kit telling bystanders:
“Today, December 15, is FCC’s big day in announcing the trading race. I hope everyone here will pay attention to this important event.
He added:“[I] don’t know whether any of you will believe money can fall from the sky.”
In the post, Wong said that he wanted to “help the poor by robbing the rich.”
“I had this dream of becoming a messenger of justice since I was little. I want to be a superhero,” he wrote.
Chief inspector Chong Kiu-wai told media on Sunday that police had recovered about HK$6,000 (£608) in HK$100 bills.
Inspector Chong said the stunt severely affected public order and safety and it took police officers 35 minutes to restore order.
He said that more people involved in the planning of the stunt could be arrested.
Police said they have also urged members of the public who were beneficiaries of his lawlessness to return the bills to where they got them.
They said members of the public who refuse to hand over the bills to police might risk breaking the law.
