Hong Kong police are investigating a burglary in which luxury goods and cash worth about HK$2.14 million (US$272,610) in total, including 10 Rolex, Cartier and Patek Philippe watches, were stolen from a flat in Tuen Mun.
Police said that they received a report at around 1.30am on Tuesday from a man, 28, who discovered the living room window in his flat at 28 Castle Peak Road had been opened.
The man suspected there had been a burglary as there were signs of ransacking, a police spokesman said.
Officers arrived at the scene and conducted an initial inventory of the missing items.
Police said 10 watches worth around HK$1.2 million, jewellery and gold ornaments with a value of about HK$270,000, and about HK$670,000 in foreign currency, Hong Kong dollars and yuan were stolen.
An insider said the watches were by Rolex, Cartier and Patek Philippe, while the foreign currency included Australian dollars, New Zealand dollars, British pounds, euros and Swiss francs. The flat owners were the man’s parents, who were travelling at the time, the source added.
The force said the case was being handled by the Tuen Mun district investigation team. No arrests have been made.
