Video shows two suspects on the run after robbing jewellery store staff of US$786,000 at knifepoint
Police roadblocks set up in Kowloon to track down suspects’ white getaway car
A video showing two suspects on the run after allegedly robbing two Hong Kong jewellery company employees of US$786,000 at knifepoint has surfaced online, as police continue a citywide manhunt.
The incident took place on Hok Yuen Street East, near the junction with Hung Hom Road in Hung Hom, just before 10.30am on Friday.
Chief Inspector Wong Chi-yu of the Kowloon City district crime squad said two rucksacks were taken, containing US$740,000 and HK$363,060 (US$46,000) – a total value of about US$786,000 in cash – along with six crossed cheques.
He said three robbers attacked the two male employees, aged 38 and 26, with knives before fleeing with the two rucksacks – one green and the other black.
The trio then fled along Hok Yuen Street East before jumping into a white Honda Jazz getaway car driven by a fourth suspect.
After the incident, heavily armed police officers set up roadblocks on major motorways in west Kowloon in an effort to track down the white getaway car used by the robbers. No arrests have been made so far.
At about 1pm, the vehicle was found abandoned outside Olympian City on Hoi Ting Road, Mong Kok.
