Hong Kong police hunt for Rolex thief after knifepoint Yuen Long heist
- The robber, thought to be aged between 30 and 40, wore black at the time of the incident
A police manhunt was under way on Tuesday for a robber who made off with 20 luxury watches, worth a total of HK$2.5 million (US$318,982), from a shop in northern Hong Kong after threatening staff with a knife.
Police were called shortly before 3pm when the hold-up happened in a ground-floor shop at the Hop Yick Commercial Centre on Hop Choi Street, Yuen Long.
A police spokesman said “a man rushed into the shop and threatened staff with a knife before fleeing with about 20 watches”.
The Post was told that most of the stolen watches were Rolexes.
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A video clip of the robbery, which lasted 40 seconds, that was posted online showed the robber threatening a male employee with a knife and handing him a bag, ordering him to put the watches into it.
The man then ran out of the shop with the bag and fled on a motorcycle in the direction of Castle Peak Road. The 29-year-old member of staff then called police.
According to police, the robber was thought to be aged between 30 and 40. He was dressed in black at the time of the incident and was wearing a motorcycle helmet and gloves and carrying a 30cm-long knife.
Officers from Yuen Long district crime squad were handling the case. So far, no one has been arrested.
Latest figures show police handled 44 reports of robbery in the first six months of this year.
