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Hong Kong｜Man poses as customer, snatches HK$70,000 gold chain from Tai Po Chow Sang Sang shop
A theft case was reported at a Chow Sang Sang jewellery shop at 70 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po, on the afternoon of October 14: a man of about 40 posing as a customer snatched a gold chain weighing over one tael and worth about HK$70,000, then fled toward Kwong Fuk Lane. Police are hunting the suspect.
Why it matters
Chow Sang Sang is a well-known Hong Kong jewellery chain, and this 'fake customer grabs chain' case is another warning to merchants. Police classified the case as theft and are hunting the suspect, appealing to witnesses for information.
Full report
The incident happened at about 3 pm on October 14 (police received the report at 15:11) at a Chow Sang Sang jewellery shop at 70 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po. A man of about 40, wearing a dark top, posed as a customer and asked to see gold chains; when staff handed him a chain weighing over one tael and worth about HK$70,000, he suddenly snatched it and ran out of the shop, fleeing toward Kwong Fuk Lane.
Police arrived to investigate, classified the case as theft and handed it to the Tai Po District Crime Squad. No one has been arrested. Police are hunting the suspect and appealing to witnesses. Reports say police reviewed nearby CCTV and suspect the man boarded a bus heading to the airport to flee.
Chow Sang Sang responded on the evening of October 14, saying the matter had been handed to the police and there was no further information.
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