Burst
Written by: Chen Leilei, Deng Yongzhong and Deng Bailiang
2019-12-24 17:30
Last updated: 2019-12-24 17:39Robbery cases have occurred frequently in Hong Kong in recent months. Recently, watch shops, gold shops and street robberies have occurred in Causeway Bay and Yau Ma Tei respectively! The reporter returned to Causeway Bay Plaza Phase I today (24th) for viewing. Some shop windows were changed to plastic boxes and photos to replace the actual objects for display to reduce losses. The staff even said that they would consider sticking the words "strengthened glass" to try to prevent them. Scary effect.
In addition, a watch shop on Guanghua Street said that there were many robberies in the industry since August, of which the Yau Tsim Mong district was the main source. The person in charge also said that all the banks had begun to install security facilities. From 100,000 to 200,000 additional equipment, sometimes it is necessary to restrict two guests to enter the store as a group to ensure safety.
According to the information, at least 15 robbery cases such as watch shops and gold shops have occurred in various districts of Hong Kong since August.
Some watch shops have recently used plastic boxes and photos to replace the actual watch worth more than 10,000 yuan in the window. (Photo by Deng Yongzhong)
Plastic box, photo replacement, paste "strengthen glass" sentence picture to deter
A few days ago (22nd) the case of the robbery in Causeway Bay Plaza was still closed and has not been opened yet. The staff of another nearby bank said that there have been multiple robberies in recent months. Boxes and photos are displayed in the window instead of the actual watch worth more than 10,000 yuan.
In addition, the staff also pointed out that the word "strengthened glass" may be affixed to the glass to prevent the deterrent effect; while the other shop staff in the venue said that they were not worried about personal safety, "the thieves should all be asking for money." In addition, the staff of a nearby jewelry store said that the police "may sometimes patrol (near the neighborhood)."
However, the reporter did not see any police inspections from 9 am to 12 noon.
Bloodstains remained underground at the location of the heads-up robbery yesterday. (Photo by Deng Bailiang)
Guanghua Street Watch Store added more than 100,000 security equipment and two guests entered the store as a unit
In addition, on the streets of Shanghai Street and Nathan Road where a head-bashing robbery occurred yesterday (23rd), blood still remains underground. The reporter inspected for more than three hours in the morning and no police car was patrolled. The watch line at Guanghua Street indicates that there have been multiple robberies in the industry since August. By the end of November, there were at least ten watch robberies in various districts in Hong Kong, of which at least 6 were in Yau Tsim Mong District. . The person in charge also pointed out that Guanghua Street is a hard-hit area, and there is less business in the area, and some watch shops have closed. The industry has begun to install security facilities and use about 100,000 to 200,000 additional equipment, except for masking. , Hats and other guests are not entertained, and sometimes two guests are required to enter the store as a unit to ensure security.
Checking the information, from August to December in just five months, at least 15 cases of robbery cases such as watch shops and gold shops occurred in various districts of Hong Kong, of which the main is Yau Tsim Mong District, and more of them were lost. Ten thousand watches.
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Robbery in various districts from August to December
| date | location | event |
| 06/08/2019 | Yuen Long World Timepiece | The man ran into the store with a knife to scare staff and snatched more than 3 million watches. |
| 28/08/2019 | Mong Kok Austin | The man took a knife to remove millions of watches and gold jewelry. |
| 01/09/2019 | Sham Shui Po Timepiece | The thief robbed his watch and attempted to escape. |
| 06/10/2019 | Tsim Sha Tsui Classic Timepiece | Disguised as a Japanese customer, the thief entered the store with a bright air gun and snatched millions of watches. |
| 08/11/2019 | Luen On Kwong Wah Street, Mong Kok | The four thieves robbed their watches and seized 20 watches worth ten million yuan. |
| 10/11/2019 | Honghu Wuhu Street Pawnshop | The thief broke into the store with a hammer and knife to snatch jewelry and watches. |
| 14/11/2019 | Kwong Wah Street, Mong Kok | Robbery by a lone thief was blocked, and an electric gun attacked the employee's eye. |
| 17/11/2019 | Tsuen Wan Jewellery Store | The thief snatched 2.5 million yuan of gold. |
| 23/11/2019 | Yuen Long Second Uncle Watch Shop | The three thieves blasted the glass with a hammer, robbed several watches and fled. |
| 25/11/2019 | Kwong Wah Street, Mong Kok | The seventh thief held the knife to scare the clerk, and the hammer did not break the window glass and escaped empty-handed. |
| 13/12/2019 | Kwong Wah Street Watch Shop in Mong Kok | Four thieves broke into and snatched nearly 2 million cash and over 60 Rolex watches. |
| 20/12/2019 | Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po | The male thief was arrested after stealing 42,000 yuan of gold jewelry with a table knife. |
| 22/12/2019 | Causeway Bay Plaza Watch Shop | The three thieves snatched 12 watches with a total value of about 600,000 yuan. |
| 23/12/2019 | Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei | The man was robbed by two Hans of more than 200,000 yuan in cash. |
| 23/12/2019 | Shanghai Street Gold Bank | Six masked thieves blasted out the window glass and snatched 1 million yuan of gold. |
[Yau Ma Tei robbery] The first 11 months of robbery rose 28%, the next day a gold bank minus display of precious gold
[Yau Ma Tei two robbery] CCTV exposure 6 black shirt mask thief 50 seconds to sweep millions of gold jewelry to escape
[Two robberies in Yau Ma Tei] Hammer destroys gold shop windows
Two-day, three-robbery police report one case every other day this year
Two robberies occurred within an hour and a half yesterday (Year 23) in Yau Ma Tei. At about 11:00 am, a staff member of a finance company was robbed of more than 200,000 cash by two stick thieves after leaving the bank; At noon, a gold bank located on Shanghai Street was intruded by six masked gangsters, scared the person in charge with a knife, and fled a group of gold wares worth 1 million yuan. In addition, three masked thieves in Causeway Bay broke into a watch store in Causeway Bay Plaza a few days ago (22) and ran away with 12 watches with a total value of about 600,000 yuan. The police subsequently checked 3 lost watches in the back lane of the square. The two hammers and one imitation gun involved in the case.
Police later told a press conference that the number of robberies in the first 11 months of this year was 28% higher than the same period last year, from one every three days in previous years to one every other day this year.
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