Yuen Long Fairview Park home burgled, HK$349,000 stolen
Thestandard · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
A burglary at a house in Fairview Park, Yuen Long, was reported late on Sunday night after a 68-year-old resident discovered her home had been broken into. Initial police checks found about HK$349,000 worth of valuables missing, and the case has been passed to the Yuen Long police district crime investigation team
Key Points
- Police received a report at about 11pm on Sunday from a 68-year-old woman surnamed Hau, the resident of the burgled house
- The house is on Pine Tree Road South in Fairview Park, Yuen Long, where a door was found to have been forced open
- The woman told police the home had been ransacked before the loss of valuables was discovered during initial checks
- Missing items included two watches, two gold nuggets, two necklaces, Hong Kong dollars and foreign currency, with a total estimated value of HK$349,000
- Police classified the case as burglary and transferred it to the Yuen Long police district crime investigation team; no arrests had been made
Why It Matters
The case remains under investigation, with detectives now handling follow-up work after the initial report and scene assessment. For residents in low-rise and village-style housing areas, the incident is likely to sharpen attention on home security after a forced entry was reported