Burglaries strike two Hong Kong luxury homes in Repulse Bay in latest of spate of break-ins
No arrests yet after about HK$70,000 worth of belongings reported taken
Two high-end Hong Kong apartments in the same development were burgled on Wednesday in the latest of a string of break-ins in the city’s well-heeled neighbourhoods.
Police were called to one of the flats South Bay Road in Repulse Bay just before noon when a domestic helper, 42, found the home had been ransacked.
When officers arrived, a male resident, 54, from another flat nearby also reported a burglary at his residence.
A ring worth HK$50,000 and a mobile phone worth HK$10,000 from the domestic helper’s flat were stolen.
A laptop valued at HK$10,000 disappeared from the man’s home.
Officers from Western District criminal investigation unit are handling the cases. So far, no one has been arrested.
The cases follows a series of break-ins targeting luxury houses and upscale flats on Hong Kong Island in the first week of this month, prompted police to launch an anti-burglary overnight operation from October 4 to 6.