2 Sha Tau Kok village houses burglarized, over HK$110,000 stolen

Two village houses in Sha Tau Kok were targeted in a connected burglary on Sunday night, with over HK$110,000 in cash and valuables stolen.

Police received reports around 11 pm from a 26-year-old foreign man and a 32-year-old man surnamed So after discovering their adjacent homes on Wo Hang Section of Sha Tau Kok Road had been broken into with windows forced open.

The foreign man lost approximately HK$7,000 cash and HK$8,000 worth of property including three watches, a necklace and a wallet. So's residence lost about HK$50,000 cash and HK$63,000 worth of valuables including a ring and wallet.

Both properties showed signs of ransacking. The case has been classified as connected burglaries and assigned to the Border District Crime Squad. No arrests have been made.