Over 100 jade pieces, antiques and accessories valued at more than HK$2 million were stolen from Chai Wan site
Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are hunting for a third in connection with two burglaries at an antiques warehouse where more than 100 jade pieces, antiques and accessories valued at over HK$2 million (US$254,860) were stolen.
The force said on Saturday that officers had arrested two suspects, a 41-year-old tattoo artist and a 50-year-old renovation worker, in Sau Mau Ping in Kowloon and Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island the day before. The third suspect remains at large.
Chan Chi-leung, an acting assistant district commander of the force’s Eastern district crime division, said the break-ins occurred at a warehouse on Tai Man Street in Chai Wan on May 14 and Thursday.
“The person in charge of the company filed police reports in late May and early June, stating that the warehouse had been burglarised,” Chan said. “The victim’s initial estimate places the total value of the stolen items at over HK$2 million, but the exact amount and losses are still being tallied.”
