A source said on Tuesday that police’s elite tactical unit, the Flying Tigers, was searching for the local man, who was wearing a mask and cap when he robbed the bank at the Fortune City One shopping centre on Ngan Shing Street in Sha Tin the previous day.
The force identified the man shortly after the robbery and said he had left Hong Kong, according to the insider.
He also said police were working with relevant authorities to hunt down the man, who had fled over the border.
Authorities stepped up security at the shopping centre, with a jewellery shop operator saying that some valuable pieces would not be displayed temporarily.
Yeung Ho-ming, 43, a salesman at Fung Shing Jewellery, said he did not witness the robbery but saw police officers patrolling the area.
“We temporarily took down some high-value jewellery for the sake of security,” he said.
