Jordan Road restaurant burgled, HK$20,000 stolen
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
A restaurant at 37A Jordan Road in Jordan was reported burgled on Sunday morning after its person in charge discovered that the cash register had been pried open. Police received the report at 10:54am, according to one account, and officers later assessed that about HK$20,000 in cash had been stolen. The restaurant's 53-year-old person in charge, surnamed Cheung (張), made the report. The case has been classified as burglary and is being handled by the Yau Tsim District criminal investigation team, with no arrests so far.
Key Points
- Police received a report at 10:54am on Sunday that a restaurant at 37A Jordan Road had been broken into
- Another account said the report was made shortly before 11am on Sunday morning after the break-in was discovered
- The restaurant's 53-year-old person in charge, surnamed Cheung (張), found that the cash register had been forced open.
- After checking the premises, officers believed a total of HK$20,000 in cash had been stolen from the restaurant.
- Police classified the incident as burglary and assigned Yau Tsim District criminal investigators from Team Seven to follow up.
Why It Matters
For restaurant operators in busy urban districts, even a relatively small burglary can mean immediate cash loss and business disruption while police inquiries continue. The case also underlines the vulnerability of cash kept on premises when a register is forced open, especially before staff begin normal trading for the day.