Customs Officer Charged Over Locker Room Theft Case
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
A 38-year-old Hong Kong Customs officer appeared at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on September 23 over allegations that he stole cash and transport cards from a colleague inside a staff changing room at the Hong Kong Customs inbound cargo examination building at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in June 2025. He also faces an allegation of using the stolen Octopus card at a Best Mart 360 branch in Ma On Shan, and the case was adjourned to November 6 without plea.
Key Points
- The defendant, Lo Sai-man (盧世民), 38, was identified in court as a Hong Kong Customs officer facing two theft charges.
- Prosecutors alleged that on June 9, 2025, he stole HK$200, an Octopus card and a Shenzhen Tong card from Ho Kwok-wai inside a restricted-area male staff changing room.
- The location named in court was the second-floor male staff changing room of the Hong Kong Customs inbound cargo examination building at the Hong Kong Port on Lantau.
- A second charge alleges he stole a chose in action worth HK$80.8 by using the Octopus card at a Best Mart 360 shop in Sunshine City Plaza, Ma On Shan.
- Magistrate Chan Wai-man adjourned the case to November 6 for the defence to obtain prosecution documents and legal advice; bail was set at HK$1,500 with a travel ban.
Why It Matters
The case remains at an early stage because the defendant has not yet entered a plea and the defence said he plans to instruct a private lawyer before the next hearing. The November 6 hearing is expected to determine the next procedural step after disclosure and legal advice are completed.