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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

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

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.

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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.

The woman suffered minor injuries to her face and hands in the attack, and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment.

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