Key facts
- Seven people were arrested for a HK$7 million gold bar heist in Hong Kong.
- The stolen gold bars, weighing 6kg in total, were being transported from Indonesia.
- The victim was ambushed by three knife-wielding suspects in an airport car park.
- Police recovered a vehicle used in the crime containing knives and other evidence.
- A separate incident involved an attempted robbery at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.
- A man was arrested for three burglaries in Ma On Shan with losses exceeding HK$700,000.
Hong Kong police have arrested seven individuals, aged between 20 and 39, in connection with a pre-planned robbery of six gold bars valued at HK$7 million (US$893,102). The incident occurred in an airport car park where a 36-year-old man, hired by a Chinese businessman to transport the gold from Indonesia, was ambushed by three knife-wielding suspects. The victim sustained injuries to his thigh and arm. Police used surveillance footage to trace the suspects and recovered a seven-seater vehicle believed to be used in the crime, containing knives and other evidence. The gold bars remain missing. Investigators suspect an insider tip-off, and authorities are pursuing leads that some suspects have fled to mainland China, requesting assistance from mainland law enforcement. The investigation is ongoing, with police examining potential customs violations.
Separately, Hong Kong police arrested a 26-year-old mainland Chinese man at Hong Kong International Airport in connection with three burglaries in Ma On Shan between April 26 and June 3. The burglaries involved two flats at the Sausalito private residential estate and a house in Tai Shui Hang Village, with losses estimated at about HK$736,000, including gold ornaments, jewellery, and cash. The suspect has been charged with burglary.