Michelin Guide-recommended Hong Kong restaurant loses HK$20,000 and computer in predawn burglary
- The burglar was still on the run by 4pm on Tuesday, after break-in at Yuet Lai Shun, Mong Kok
A Hong Kong restaurant recommended in the Michelin Guide was burgled before dawn on Tuesday, by a man who made off with more than HK$20,000 (US$2,600) and a computer, making it the latest target in a spate of break-ins in the city.
The burglar was still on the run by 4pm on Tuesday.
Police said he was seen sitting and smoking outside Yuet Lai Shun restaurant, on the ground floor of the Po Hang Building on Dundas Street, Mong Kok. Then, soon after 4am on Tuesday, he entered the shop by prising open the glass door.
CCTV footage showed he jumped over the cashier’s counter, forced open the drawer with a cleaver and stole money from a cash box.
“He also stole a computer. I believe he thought it stored CCTV footage so he took it in an attempt to destroy evidence,” said a 45-year-old worker surnamed Yu, who was in charge of the shop. He said another computer, which did hold the CCTV footage, was not stolen.
The case came to light at about 4.30am when a security guard found the doors wide open and coins scattered on the floor. The guard alerted Yu, who called police shortly after 5am.