House in Hong Kong’s Clear Water Bay targeted in HK$5 million burglary
Cash, handbags, watches and gold bars were stolen at Silver Crest Road property while owner was travelling, source says
A house in Hong Kong’s Clear Water Bay was burgled on Friday morning while its owner was travelling, with an estimated HK$5 million (US$642,530) in cash, handbags, watches and gold bars stolen, the Post has learned.
A source said a safe inside the house had been broken into, resulting in the theft of HK$100,000 in cash, an additional HK$500,000 in foreign currency, five designer handbags, five watches and bullion worth HK$1 million.
A construction company staff member reported the case to police at 11am on Friday, when a domestic helper employed at the house on Silver Crest Road alerted her to the burglary, according to a force spokesman.
“The staff went to the house for work purposes and later reported the case when the helper employed at the house told her about the burglary,” the spokesman said.
A preliminary police estimate put the value of the stolen property at about HK$5 million.
The source said the owner lived in the three-storey house with four family members and four domestic helpers. The family of five and one helper had travelled to Singapore on Wednesday and were due to return next Saturday.