Rodent trip: swinging time for hamster hitching ride on bus to Sha Tin

2026.03.22 09:50 A hamster was spotted on the floor of a KMB bus on Sunday morning. Photo: Handout A hamster was caught hitching a ride on a bus from Central to Sha Tin on Sunday morning, ending up in the custody of a Hong Kong animal welfare group. The golden brown Syrian hamster was spotted by a passenger and is now being looked after by the Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Photos and videos circulating online show the tiny passenger tucked into a corner on the KMB bus, seemingly overwhelmed by its surroundings. It was later placed in a translucent plastic bag tied to a yellow handrail beside the bus driver’s seat, right next to a sign warning that anyone “impeding a bus captain wilfully may commit an offence”. As the bus entered the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, the little rodent was seen clawing frantically at the plastic bag, which swung from side to side, in a bid for freedom. The hamster was caught and placed in a plastic bag beside the driver. Photo: Handout The social media user who spotted and rescued the hamster said he found it on a KMB route 182 bus, travelling between the Central piers and Sha Tin’s Yu Chui Court, at around 10am. “I’ve never seen anything like this on a bus. I managed to catch the hamster, put it in a plastic bag and hand it over to the bus captain. Hope the owner finds him soon,” he wrote. “The plastic bag was the only thing I had with me … I also left an opening in the knot so it could breathe!” Right after the post was put online, a resident of Yu Chui Court brought a small carrier and later posted a video of the hamster nibbling a piece of cabbage. According to KMB, the bus driver handed the hamster to a supervisor, who then referred it to the SPCA. The post amused social media users. “Did the hamster pay the bus fare?” one wrote. Another said: “Such a poor little cutie! Hope its owner finds it soon.” Among the 800 comments left by 4.30pm were Cantonese lyrics of the theme song of Hamtaro, a popular Japane

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