Hong Kong police ramp up investigation into Anita Mui’s missing ashes with unit upgrade

Hong Kong police have stepped up their investigation into the disappearance of the ashes of late Cantopop diva Anita Mui Yim-fong by committing more resources and manpower to the case.

Mui’s family had revealed over the weekend that the urn containing the singer’s remains was discovered to be missing from Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island three months ago, complaining that police had made “no progress” in their investigation and that the incident had caused “immense distress”.

A police spokesman said on Tuesday that the case, classified as a “request for police assistance” and originally handled by Lantau district crime squad, was now being handled by the New Territories South regional crime unit. No one has been arrested so far.

Police said they would continue to maintain contact with the family and relevant parties and update them accordingly.

A police region is the highest geographical administrative level in the Hong Kong Police Force. A police district is secondary to a police region. Lantau district is under the New Territories South region.

It is understood that the escalation will ensure that more manpower and resources are allocated to the case.

Mui’s family made a public appeal for information on the whereabouts of the ashes in a statement issued on Saturday, Mui’s birthday. The singer, who died in 2003 aged 40, would have turned 63.

The statement revealed that a fan first discovered that the urn had gone missing from a columbarium at the monastery on July 18, while paying tribute to Mui. The monastery is located on the Ngong Ping plateau and is the site of the famous Tian Tan Buddha or Big Buddha.

The fan discovered that the screws on the door panel of the niche housing Mui’s ashes had come loose, and the urn inside was missing. The fan notified Mui’s family, who made a police report. -- SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

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香港警方已加大力度调查已故粤语流行乐坛天后梅艳芳骨灰失踪案，投入更多资源和人力。

梅艳芳的家人周末透露，三个月前，装有这位歌手遗体的骨灰瓮在位于大屿山的宝莲禅寺失窃，他们抱怨警方在调查中“毫无进展”，并表示此事给他们造成了“巨大的痛苦”。

警方发言人周二表示，这起案件最初由大屿山警署负责，被列为“请求警方协助”案件，现已移交新界南区重案组处理。目前尚无人被捕。

警方表示，他们将继续与家属和相关各方保持联系，并及时通报最新情况。

警区是香港警务处最高级别的行政区划。警署隶属于新界南警区。大屿山警署隶属于新界南警区。

据了解，此次升级将确保为该案件投入更多的人力和资源。

梅艳芳的家人在周六（梅艳芳的生日）发表声明，公开呼吁民众提供骨灰下落的信息。这位2003年去世、年仅40岁的歌手，如果还活着，今年本应是63岁。

声明透露，7月18日，一位信众在昂坪360寺祭拜梅女士时，发现佛骨灰瓮从寺院的骨灰龛中失窃。该寺院位于昂坪高原，是著名的天坛大佛所在地。

一位粉丝发现，存放梅某骨灰的壁龛门板上的螺丝松动了，里面的骨灰盒也不见了。这位粉丝通知了梅某的家人，梅某的家人随后报警。——《南华早报》

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