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Thieves take safe containing HK$215,000 in cash and jewellery from Hong Kong flat

  • Break-in happened at Willow Mansion flat in Taikoo Shing residential estate
  • Safe contained HK$200,000 in valuables, HK$10,000 in foreign currency and HK$5,000

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The break-in at a flat in Willow Mansion was discovered on Thursday night. Photo: Handout

Thieves broke into a Hong Kong flat and stole a safe containing more than HK$210,000 in cash and valuables, police said on Friday.

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The break-in was discovered by a 42-year-old tenant soon after 10.30pm on Thursday, when he found the window grille on the balcony of the Willow Mansion flat, in Taikoo Shing residential estate, had been broken open.

According to police, the flat was ransacked during the incident.

“A safe carrying HK$200,000 in jewellery and HK$10,000 in foreign currency, along with HK$5,000 was stolen from the flat,” a police spokesman said.

Officers have studied security footage, but so far no one has been arrested.

Reports of burglaries have been on the rise across the city this year.

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