Hong Kong restaurant burgled, HK$800,000 in cash stolen

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Edith LinFebruary 23, 2026 at 07:29 AM
Hong Kong restaurant burgled, HK$800,000 in cash stolen

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A Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong's Sha Tin district was burgled early Monday morning, with HK$800,000 (US$100,300) in cash stolen. Police received a report from a 54-year-old staff member at approximately 6:30 am after the restaurant's office was found ransacked and the safe open. The stolen money reportedly included earnings from the restaurant's seven branches over the past two days, as well as emergency funds. The case is being investigated as a burglary, but no arrests have been made so far.

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