Hong Kong store compensating customers after 66 Hermes bags stolen in 5-minute heist

A Hong Kong store has compensated customers whose Hermes bags were stolen or damaged by thieves who made off with 66 products worth HK$10 million ($1.3 million) in a five-minute heist.

A spokesman for Ginza Xiaoma, the luxury goods resale store where the robbery took place, said on Saturday that the business had fully compensated the consignors, in accordance with its policy.

Police said they received a report at 7.54am that three robbers broke into the store at the New World Tower on Queen’s Road in Central, before smashing glass windows and taking luxury items.

The trio were seen carrying three large white bags before fleeing the scene in a seven-seater car, the force added.

Police noted that 66 Hermes bags, valued at around HK$10 million, were stolen during the break-in.