A mainland Chinese man has been arrested after HSBC Asia-Pacific chief executive Peter Wong Tung-shun became the latest victim in a string of break-ins in Hong Kong when his luxury house on The Peak was burgled on Sunday night. An initial investigation showed eight watches and jewellery worth a total of HK$2.45 million was stolen from Wong’s Middle Gap Road residence, police said. The suspect, 24, was arrested on Monday for illegal immigration and burglary after he sought treatment at Sha Tin Hospital for arm injuries, according to a police source. He is being detained for enquiries. A police spokeswoman failed to say whether any of the stolen property was recovered. READ MORE: Armed robbers beat elderly man with metal tool in second burglary to hit Hong Kong’s The Peak in two days Police are searching for three other men in connection with the case. The source said the man, who is from Guizhou province, arrived in Hong Kong with the other three men on Sunday, hours before they raided Wong's residence. The mainland gang accused of plotting and carrying out the kidnapping of Bossini heiress Queenie Rosita Law was also from Guizhou. “[The burglars] were wearing face masks when they were captured on CCTV,” a police source said. The burglary was discovered when the house’s security guard was on patrol and found one of the suspects in the garden at about 9.30pm, police said. “After being discovered, the suspect fled,” the source said. The security guard, 54, called police. READ MORE: Height of depravity: Burglars climb bamboo scaffolding stealing HK$4m in jewellery from 31st floor Hong Kong flat Officers launched a search but no one was arrested at the time. An initial investigation showed the intruders climbed up a drainpipe and entered the second floor of the house via a window, the source said. Speaking outside his house this morning, Wong said he was not home at the time of the burglary. “I was out. A call was made from my home telling me that something had happened. So I immediately returned and then police arrived,” he said. Wong said police collected fingerprints in the house and checked around. He said he would discuss the incident with HSBC’s security department, adding it was inappropriate to comment further as police were investigating. According to Land Registry records, the house was bought by HSBC for HK$561 million in 2013. Detectives from Central police are investigating. The burglary is the latest in a string of high-profile crimes in exclusive areas of Hong Kong Island this year. They involved burglaries or attempted break-ins at the homes of the city’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, and the Indian and Australian consuls general. Additional reporting by Lai Ying-kit