Hong Kong police have said they made three arrests during British band Coldplay’s final show in the city after a man who worked at the concert venue allegedly sneaked in his friends.
Three men, aged between 21 and 23, were apprehended at Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday evening, police said in a statement on Monday.
Kai Tak Sports Park staff filed a police report that night after security footage showed three men and one woman entering the 50,000-seat stadium through an emergency exit.
Two of the men were intercepted by police officers inside the venue.
A preliminary investigation found that the emergency exit was opened by a man who worked at a bar inside the stadium, police said.
The bartender and the two men were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. They had been released on bail and must report to police in mid-May.
Police did not mention whether more people were arrested in connection with the case.
The Saturday arrests marked the second time police took action against individuals who watched Coldplay’s show without tickets.
During the band’s third show in the city on Friday, police apprehended three men, aged between 36 and 63, after they were found wandering inside the venue suspiciously.
According to local media reports, one arrestee, 63, owns a company that was contracted to do cleaning work for the concert. Another arrestee, 36, is his son. The pair was allegedly brought into the stadium by the cleaning company’s 41-year-old manager.
The three arrestees wore staff wristbands and claimed they were at the scene to supervise cleaning work. But they were found watching the show for more than 15 minutes on a floor which the company was not responsible for.
Police arrested five people over ticket scalping outside Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday, when Coldplay kicked off its concert series in the city. The arrestees were visitors from mainland China.
Organisers said on Saturday that around 200,000 people had attended the four concerts.
