Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of sneaking into an office of multinational insurance company AXA and spending the night there before walking away with HK$129,000 (US$16,620) in cash.
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The force said on Thursday it had arrested the 32-year-old the day before in Tseung Kwan O after reviewing security camera footage.
On Tuesday last week, an employee at AXA’s customer service centre on the 20th floor of Tower 2 at Times Square in Causeway Bay discovered that cash previously kept in a drawer was missing.
Other employees also reported missing cash and filed a police report.
Police said a combined HK$129,000 was stolen from 83 staff members, involving cash and “red packet” money they were keeping on desks or in drawers.
Security footage showed a man entering the premises by following other staff members through a side door at around 4pm on Monday last week.