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Allen Au-yeung

Danny Mok

A blind cat stolen from a bookshop popular with animal-lovers was returned to the store last night.
Fok Jai, a four-year-old male with a white underbelly and short yellow tail, had been taken from the Sam Kee Book Co, a basement shop at the King's Centre in Fortress Hill, on Thursday.
The shop's owner, Caroline Chan, and staff had been in a state of anxiety over the fate of the timid creature. But at about 6pm he was delivered to the store by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which did not disclose how the missing cat was recovered.
"Fok Jai is back. This is very fortunate. He needs time to rest now," Chan said.
"I have told the police to drop the case, as this is my wish. But the police told me they would deal with the case according to the force's procedures."

Watch: CCTV video of cat theft from book store
Shop worker Happy Chan, who earlier had reviewed closed-circuit television footage of the store, said Fok Jai was taken by a male visitor wearing a dark overcoat and face mask in the second-hand books area of the store at around 1.30pm on Thursday.
He put Fok Jai in his backpack and quickly disappeared.
"This is the first time someone has blatantly walked into our bookstore to take our cat," she said. "The last time we lost a cat was a couple of years ago when someone took Hong Hong, who wandered out of the store. But he was returned."
She had earlier appealed to the thief to return Fok Jai, who has the condition amblyopia, or lazy eye, rendering him nearly blind. "I just wish the cat thief would return Fok Jai. He is always very quiet, never fights and loves to sleep. Although he is blind, he loves cuddling people," she said.
Caroline Chan, who has raised Fok Jai since he was a kitten, had also expressed her fears.
"Fok Jai is timid and must be very afraid. I don't want to guess the intention of the person who took him. But I don't want to think too much as it worries me and I have to look after my other cats," she said.
Chan has adopted 28 or 29 street cats over the years, many of them in poor health.
Leo Yeung Ho-ming, a 36-year-old civil servant who has visited the store for years for both the books and cats, summed up the feeling of many customers: "Why steal him? If you want a cat, you can adopt one from SPCA."
Jose Lam, 50, owner of the Good Copy Printing Company opposite the shop, said: "There are always cat fans visiting the bookstore to take photos of the cats. The cats wander back and forth in this basement. People love playing with the cats."


Blind cat stolen from feline-friendly Hong Kong bookshop is returned home

The missing cat "Fok Jai" was returned to the Sam Kee Book Company located on King's Road in North Point this evening. Photo: Felix Wong

The cats are a major attraction for visitors to the Sam Kee Book Co, and owner Caroline Chan has adopted nearly 30 over the years. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong’s feline-friendly bookshop appeals to ‘cat thief’ to return blind feline stolen from premises last week

Workers said the alleged thief absconded with the cat, which is nearly blind. Photos: SCMP Pictures

The stolen cat was one of many that lived in the store.

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Relief for owner and staff four days after Fok Jai was grabbed by visitor to the Fortress Hill store


Blind cat stolen from feline-friendly Hong Kong bookshop is returned home

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Relief for owner and staff four days after Fok Jai was grabbed by visitor to the Fortress Hill store

Relief for owner and staff four days after Fok Jai was grabbed by visitor to the Fortress Hill store