
[Oriental Daily 01/10/04]
Frankie Lam and Kenix Kwok's home in Sai Kung's Marina Cove has recently been broken into with thieves taking cash and items totalling over $1 million. As the loss was quite serious, the police are putting a lot of emphasis on the crime, with the case being passed to a special task force to investigate with the help of the CID. However, the strange thing is that the case has been identified as a secret case that is not allowed to be revealed to the public, making it a little different from an ordinary burglary.
Frankie and Kenix were married six months ago and moved to their new home, which is a garden villa measuring about 2000 square feet. The garden backs onto a little river that has a private jetty for a yacht. It is believed that the thieves climbed in over the wall from the riverbank before breaking into the house through a window.
Frankie and Kenix were quizzed by press yesterday and confirmed that they had suffered a burglary. Frankie indicated that the thieves broke in at around 9pm when he and his wife were both filming at TVB City and there was just a Filipino maid at home. When the couple returned home at around 1pm, they found that their bedroom had been turned upside down and a locked drawer had been forced open. The maid was asleep in her room and did not realise what had happened.
Frankie added that the stolen items include cash, watches, diamond rings and jewellery that totals around $1 million. Although some of the items were of a sentimental significance, he is glad that the more valuable items were kept in his bank safety deposit box and not taken away by the robber.
Kenix revealed that among the stolen items were their wedding rings, a diamond that Frankie had given her nine years ago, a 4-carat engagement ring and a limited edition Christian Dior watch. These were of a great sentimental value to her and so she is very hurt by this. Kenix also says that she was lucky not to be at home that night otherwise she may have come to harm as well. As for the police marking the case as top secret, Kenix was not aware of this.
Frankie and Kenix have installed a complete anti-theft device at their home now and asked the estate security guards to patrol the area along the river more often. They have also installed a huge in-wall safe to protect their items in the home. Kenix also reveals that they had bought a home contents insurance policy worth $1.2 million so they should know the results of their claim shortly.
Marina Cove, where Frankie and Kenix live is popular among stars, with Ekin Cheng, Gigi Leung, Wong Ha Wai and Liza Wang owning properties in the area.
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