HK family reports HK$420,000 gold missing from safe
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
A Hong Kong family is seeking answers after gold jewellery worth about HK$420,000 was found missing from a safe in the mother’s home, with only empty jewellery boxes left behind. The family suspects a domestic helper whose contract ends on October 31, but police said the case is being investigated as theft and no one has been arrested
Key Points
- Ms Au-yeung (歐陽小姐) said she and her sister kept wedding gold and other family jewellery in a safe at their mother’s home, and discovered the items missing during a recent check
- She said the missing items included four pairs of dragon-and-phoenix bangles, carved gold bracelets, and jewellery given by relatives and friends since birth, with an estimated value of HK$420,000
- The family noticed the spare key had been moved, while home surveillance stored only one month of footage and did not cover the room where the safe was kept
- After the discovery, police questioned the Indonesian domestic helper for about an hour; she denied involvement, and officers found nothing suspicious on her phone
- Police said they received a report on October 19 about suspected theft of property worth about HK$420,000 from a flat in Cheung Sha Wan, and Sham Shui Po district crime squad is following up
Why It Matters
The case leaves the family worried that if no evidence is found before the helper’s contract ends on October 31, recovering the jewellery could become much harder if she leaves Hong Kong. It has also prompted renewed discussion over whether high-value jewellery should be kept in home safes or bank safe-deposit boxes