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Harvey Kong

Two men arrested over a 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) robbery in Hong Kong were remanded in custody after appearing at Fanling Court on Friday.
Lee Wan-kwong, 36, and Lee Chun-wa, 28, were each charged with conspiracy to commit robbery alongside seven others accused of robbing two men of 1.08 billion yen on December 18 in Central.
Lee Wan-kwong was alleged to have been the mastermind behind the operation, while Lee Chun-wa was accused of handling the stolen cash.
According to court documents, both are decoration workers and hold Hong Kong identity cards.
Magistrate Kenneth Chan Ping-chau, who presided over the hearing, rejected their bail applications and ordered that the pair remain in custody.
He adjourned the case until March 17, 2026, at Eastern Court, pending further police investigation.
The seven alleged accomplices were earlier remanded in custody after a brief hearing at Eastern Court on Monday, pending further police investigations.
They are decoration workers Lee Ka-ho, 32, and Cheng Kai-hang, 30, construction worker Chan Siu-yuk, 37, and jobless defendants Choi Heung-yan, 54, Ma King-hong, 37, Ngai Sheung-ping, 40, and Ho Sin-sin, 53.
Police have so far arrested 17 suspects in connection with the case.
The robbery took place outside a currency exchange shop, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen, or about HK$50 million, were snatched within 30 seconds in what investigators described as a “meticulously planned” plot.
The force earlier said it was still trying to recover the cash.
The robbers targeted two employees of a Japanese company specialising in cryptocurrency and luxury goods, who had planned to exchange the money at the shop on Wing Lok Street.


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The two defendants appeared at Fanling Court on Friday. Photo: Winson Wong

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A police officer searches and collects evidence from a car on Jervois Street, Sheung Wan, believed to be linked to the robbery. Photo: Edmond So

Police display evidence from the crime scene, including a butcher knife. Photo: Jelly Tse

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Police investigating a car believed to be linked to the case. Photo: Edmond So

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Lee Wan-kwong is alleged to be mastermind behind operation, while Lee Chun-wa accused of handling stolen cash


Lee Wan-kwong is alleged to be mastermind behind operation, while Lee Chun-wa accused of handling stolen cash.


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2 decoration workers remanded in custody over 1 billion yen robbery in Hong Kong

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Lee Wan-kwong is alleged to be mastermind behind operation, while Lee Chun-wa accused of handling stolen cash