Two Sai Kung Village Houses Hit in Burglary Spree
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Police are investigating a serial burglary case involving two village houses on Sai Sha Road in Sai Kung after a 62-year-old woman reported signs of ransacking in her home at about 10pm on September 23. Officers found that property worth about HK$200,000 was missing from her unit, including four watches, two electronic devices, jewellery, and cash in Hong Kong dollars and foreign currencies. During the investigation, police also discovered that another nearby village house had been burgled. The second home belongs to a 70-year-old man, and his losses were still being assessed as of the initial police inquiry.
Key Points
- The first report was made by a 62-year-old woman at about 10pm, or 10:37pm according to another account, after she found her room had been ransacked.
- The affected homes were village houses on Sai Sha Road in Sai Kung, where police said two separate residences were hit in the same case.
- The woman’s preliminary loss was estimated at about HK$200,000, covering four watches, two electronic products, jewellery, and cash in Hong Kong dollars and foreign currencies.
- Sing Tao reported the missing watches included Cartier and Omega pieces, while the jewellery consisted of necklaces and rings, and the foreign cash included US dollars and euros
- Police classified the case as “serial burglary”; no arrests had been made at the time of the initial reports, and Wong Tai Sin district crime investigators were assigned follow-up work.
Why It Matters
For residents of Hong Kong’s village-house areas, the case underlines how more than one home in the same vicinity can be targeted before victims become aware of a break-in. It also points to the practical difficulty for victims in quickly verifying losses when cash, jewellery, watches, and electronics are all involved.