Police Seize Dangerous Chemicals, Explosive Devices

The police said on Sunday that they had seized explosive devices and dangerous chemicals– adding that there's a big chance the chemicals may have been stolen from the Polytechnic University in November last year.

Police said they found the chemicals, as well as a pressure cooker, remote control devices and mobile phones from an abandoned school in Ngau Tau Kok.

Senior superintendent Steve Li told a briefing late on Sunday that while it appeared to be a theft case, what most concerned the police was why the highly poisonous and flammable substances had been stolen.

He said one of the focuses of the investigation was the possible motivation of those responsible.

He said terrorists frequently used pressure cookers to make explosive devices which could kill a lot of people.

Officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau were deployed to the site of the former St Joseph’s Anglo-Chinese School campus after receiving a report about suspicious objects at around 1.30pm.

No arrests have been made yet

The police said there's a big chance the seized chemicals were stolen from the Polytechnic University in November last year, which was the scene of a prolonged police siege after anti-government protesters holed up in the campus.

At the time, other universities, including the Chinese University and City University, also reported that chemicals had been stolen from their laboratories.

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