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July 19th, 2004, 07:21 AM
Monday July 19, 10:43 AM
Hong Kong Man Tries to Bribe TV Cameraman
(AP) Police said Monday they are trying to find a man who crashed a luxury car and then vanished after waving a fistful of money at a TV cameraman to try to bribe his way off the local news.
The man drove the yellow Porsche onto some tram tracks early Sunday, and a news crew from network ATV quickly arrived and began filming, police said. The man offered the cameraman a pile of 1,000 Hong Kong dollar (US$130) banknotes _ the biggest ones circulated here _ local media said.
Police spokesman T.K. Ng said the journalist refused the money and the driver left the scene before authorities arrived.
Local newspapers reported that the cameraman was offered about HK$10,000 (US$1,300). Ng said he did not know the amount, and ATV spokeswoman Anita Lui did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press early Monday.
ATV ran the footage, with the man's face obscured. Police have traced the ownership of the abandoned car to a local trading company but said they were still trying to locate the driver.
Hong Kong Man Tries to Bribe TV Cameraman
(AP) Police said Monday they are trying to find a man who crashed a luxury car and then vanished after waving a fistful of money at a TV cameraman to try to bribe his way off the local news.
The man drove the yellow Porsche onto some tram tracks early Sunday, and a news crew from network ATV quickly arrived and began filming, police said. The man offered the cameraman a pile of 1,000 Hong Kong dollar (US$130) banknotes _ the biggest ones circulated here _ local media said.
Police spokesman T.K. Ng said the journalist refused the money and the driver left the scene before authorities arrived.
Local newspapers reported that the cameraman was offered about HK$10,000 (US$1,300). Ng said he did not know the amount, and ATV spokeswoman Anita Lui did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press early Monday.
ATV ran the footage, with the man's face obscured. Police have traced the ownership of the abandoned car to a local trading company but said they were still trying to locate the driver.