Police said a preliminary count indicated that about HK$520,000 was missing from two safes at the supermarket at 34-38E Tam Kung Road in To Kwa Wan. An employee reported the forced rear door at about 9am on November 8.
On-scene sources cited by HK01 said the intruder first forced a gate in the rear lane to get inside, then damaged the lock on an office door and pried open the safes.
Police classified the case as burglary and referred it for investigation. No one had been arrested at the time of the reports.