Hong Kong police are investigating an alleged robbery in which 58 million yen (US$376,600) was stolen outside a currency exchange shop in Sheung Wan.

The force said a passerby reported the case at 9.47am on Friday, with initial investigations suggesting two men made off with money worth HK$2.94 million near 272 Des Voeux Road Central.

The pair, one believed to be in his twenties and the other in his teens, got into a private vehicle after taking the cash and fled the scene, according to police.

No one was injured.

The case followed another similar robbery in the same district last month.

Four armed men robbed a currency exchange shop of 1 billion yen in December. The shop was located at 181 Queen’s Road Central near Grand Millennium Plaza. Several suspects were later arrested.