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Clifford Lo

A citywide manhunt is under way for three men who assaulted and robbed a 27-year-old woman of HK$150,000 (US$19,300) in valuables, including a HK$40,000 handbag, in a midnight mugging on a Hong Kong street.
According to police, the woman was attacked at the junction of Marsh Road and Hennessy Road in Wan Chai at about 12.30am on Friday. The assailants slapped her in the face before stealing two bracelets worth HK$70,000, a HK$40,000 ring and a HK$40,000 handbag, along with HK$500 in cash.
The three suspects then fled towards Morrison Hill Road before officers arrived.
Police scoured the area, but no arrests were made, and detectives from the Wan Chai criminal investigation unit are now handling the case.
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The woman suffered minor injuries to her face and hands in the attack, and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment.
In 2020, police dealt with 264 robberies across the city, a 25.7 per cent rise from 210 the previous year.
The number of street robberies in Hong Kong had spiked early last year, increasing almost fourfold in the first quarter as about 6,000 police officers remained on anti-riot duty after months of anti-government protests.
As the protests waned in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic and Beijing’s imposition of the national security law, those officers returned to normal duty, with the number of crimes such as break-ins and robberies dropping in the second half of the year.


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Manhunt under way after Hong Kong woman assaulted and robbed of HK$150,000 in valuables on Wan Chai street

A Hong Kong woman was assaulted and robbed on a Wan Chai street at around 12.30am on Friday. Photo: Fung Chang

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Police say the three assailants confronted the woman at the junction of Marsh and Hennessy roads, and slapped her in the face before robbing her
They made off with two bracelets worth HK$70,000, a HK$40,000 ring and a HK$40,000 handbag, along with HK$500 in cash



Police say the three assailants confronted the woman at the junction of Marsh and Hennessy roads, and slapped her in the face before robbing her.


Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police

Manhunt under way after Hong Kong woman assaulted and robbed of HK$150,000 in valuables on Wan Chai street

Police say the three assailants confronted the woman at the junction of Marsh and Hennessy roads, and slapped her in the face before robbing her They made off with two bracelets worth HK$70,000, a HK$40,000 ring and a HK$40,000 handbag, along with HK$500 in cash

Police say the three assailants confronted the woman at the junction of Marsh and Hennessy roads, and slapped her in the face before robbing her

They made off with two bracelets worth HK$70,000, a HK$40,000 ring and a HK$40,000 handbag, along with HK$500 in cash