Pokémon card seller, 24, robbed during $90,000 deal in Kwun Tong, one arrested

A 24-year-old man was attacked and robbed while trying to sell a Pokémon card valued at HK$90,000 in Kwun Tong on Monday afternoon, but managed to recover the card after chasing down the suspect, police said.

The incident occurred around 2pm near Exit B of Kwun Tong MTR station. The seller, surnamed Chan, was meeting a 35-year-old man surnamed Ng for the transaction when Ng allegedly snatched the card and fled towards Exit D.

Chan gave chase and managed to catch up with Ng, but was stopped on a footbridge near Exit D by another man who assaulted him. The attacker fled towards Yuet Wah Street while Ng was apprehended.

Police arrived at the scene following reports from passers-by. Ng was arrested on suspicion of "assault occasioning actual bodily harm" and "theft." The Pokémon card was recovered, and the seller suffered no property loss.

The case is being handled by the Kwun Tong district criminal investigation team. Chan sustained abrasions to his forehead and hands and was taken conscious to United Christian Hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the identity of the second attacker and any connection between the suspects.