Senior Inspector Cheng Ho-ming, of Kowloon West traffic task force, said officers launched a five-day operation on Monday to crack down on the illegal use of electric mobility devices on the roads.

Hong Kong police arrested 42 riders, including 11 food delivery couriers, for using electric bicycles on the road in a crackdown in western Kowloon earlier this week.

According to historians, Chinese physicians first settled in the archipelago in the 16th century after the arrival of Admiral Cheng Ho, a Muslim and a special emissary to the Chinese emperor. The ...