Manhunt under way after man robs woman of HK$15,000 at knifepoint in Hong Kong hotel room
A 1.8 metre-tall man wearing a face mask and glasses entered the mainland visitor’s hotel room in early hours of Monday, insider reveals
Hong Kong police have launched a citywide manhunt for a middle-aged man who robbed a mainland Chinese woman of HK$15,000 (US$2,000) at knifepoint in her hotel room in the New Territories.
Officers arrived at the hotel on Tin Yan Road in Tin Shui Wai soon after 1.30am on Monday after receiving a report of the robbery from the 30-year-old holder of a two-way permit, a travel document that allows mainlanders to visit the city.
A source familiar with the case said a 1.8 metre-tall man wearing a face mask and glasses entered the woman’s hotel room at around 12.42am.
The insider said surveillance camera footage showed the man, believed to be aged between 40 and 50, left the room at around 1.23am.
“The victim told officers that the man threatened her with a fruit knife and demanded money from her,” he said.
According to the force, the mainland woman was robbed of HK$15,000 in cash and was not injured during the hold-up.