HK$15m more of Bossini heiress ransom found by police on Sai Kung hill

Hong Kong police have recovered another HK$15 million of the HK$28 million in ransom money paid to free Queenie Rosita Law, the kidnapped heiress of a local clothing chain - but more than HK$6 million remains missing, police said yesterday.

Bundles of HK$1,000 banknotes stuffed in several bags were found buried on a secluded hillside in Sai Kung on Thursday, according to police sources with knowledge of the case.

The money was found within about a 30-minute walk from a cave where Law, whose grandfather Law Ting-pong founded Bossini, was believed to have been held captive in late April while the kidnappers awaited the payout.

"Because we did not have the exact location or markings to show where the money was buried, our officers had to dig many holes in the hillside before the money was found," one police source said.

"There was no road or walking path. Because of dense bushes, it is difficult to locate and reach the site. Our officers had to walk about four to five hours from [Clear Water Bay Road] to the site."

Police did not find the cave or the money until Thursday, because they had been focusing on the Fei Ngo Shan area, where Law was released after the ransom money was paid. Officers seized evidence from the cave, including daily necessities.