Foreign man arrested for carrying knife in Yau Ma Tei

A 20-year-old non-Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly carrying a knife while loitering outside a Yau Ma Tei residential building on Tuesday night.

Police responded to reports around 9:16pm of a suspicious man holding a sharp object outside Man Yuen Building on Man Wai Street.

Officers arrived at the scene and found a approximately 40-centimeter-long knife near the suspect. The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and failing to produce identity documents.

The Bangladeshi national, who holds a "recognizance form," remains in custody. The knife was reportedly covered with a plastic sheath during the incident.

No injuries were reported in the case, which has been assigned to the Yau Tsim district crime squad for further investigation.