Top UK security firm G4S denies responsibility for theft of cash delivery worth HK$5m at Hong Kong airport

Top UK security firm G4S International Logistics has cast off blame after the loss of part of a multi-million dollar cash consignment at Hong Kong International Airport.

The company said before the loss of NZ$1 million last Friday, the entire NZ$10 million (HK$50 million) cargo was “accounted for” prior to its transfer into a restricted area at the airport.

A police probe into the theft of the cash – part of a batch of 13 bags totalling NZ$10 million being delivered to Bank of China Hong Kong – is underway following its disappearance after the consignment arrived in Hong Kong from Auckland on a Cathay Pacific flight.

Last Friday night, flight CX198 landed in Hong Kong at 10pm, with the cargo of cash on board. The money was reportedly transferred to the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal from the plane without security personnel.

CCTV footage showed three bundles of cash falling out of the container after it went round a corner at speed. Two bundles were recovered, with one NZ$1 million bundle missing.

A spokeswoman for the airline declined to comment as a police investigation is ongoing, and a police spokeswoman had no update on the investigation.