Two village houses on Shek Mun Kap Road suffered estimated losses of about HK$420,000 in a burglary case police classified as serial. Police received the first report at around 9pm on October 14, after a resident found signs of ransacking.
The preliminary estimate for the first home was about HK$170,000, including Hong Kong-dollar cash and jewellery. During the investigation, another resident reported about HK$250,000 in property missing from a second house on the same road.
The second home's reported losses included a Rolex watch, a gold chain, Hong Kong-dollar cash and cash in several foreign currencies. HK01 reported that no one had been arrested when it published its account.