A resident of a detached home on Chung Hom Kok Road in Stanley reported two necklaces missing on 29 October. Police attended and treated the case as theft.
The necklaces were valued at about US$10 million, or roughly HK$78 million; Star Headline put their value at more than HK$40.7 million.
Star Headline reported that the resident had left for the UK in mid-September and returned on the morning of 27 October, when she found the necklaces missing.
HK01 and Ming Pao reported that a domestic worker’s involvement had not been ruled out. i-CABLE said the resident suspected a domestic worker, while Star Headline reported that police were investigating whether two maids were involved. HK01 and Star Headline reported that no one had been arrested.