Man attacked, loses $300,000 Rolex in Sheung Shui robbery

A 36-year-old man was attacked and robbed of a Rolex watch worth about HK$300,000 in Sheung Shui on Wednesday night.

The victim, surnamed Lee, was set upon by five men aged 25 to 30 armed with iron bars at Hak Pai Tsai Village on Sha Tau Kok Road-Lung Yeuk Tau Road around 11.31pm. The assailants stole his watch and fled in a private car.

Lee suffered hand injuries and back pain. He was taken to North District Hospital conscious. Police have classified the case as assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft, with the case handed to the Tai Po police district crime investigation team. No arrests have been made.

The victim is understood not to know the five suspects.

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