“Armed robbers shot and fatally wounded two Pakistani security guards in Tsimshatsui yesterday […] after a daring raid on the King Fook Gold and Jewellery Co on Nathan Road,” reported the South China Morning Post on June 28, 1983.

“Two men who were masked and armed with a .38 calibre gun and a wooden plank stormed the shop […] A third man, armed with a gun, rushed forward to try and seize the shotgun of the Miramar Hotel security guard who was in the corridor next to the shop.

“Once inside the shop, the pair shouted ‘robbery’ to the 10 staff members and the one brandishing the pistol fired a warning shot. They then leapt over the counter, snatched 10 trays of gold ornaments valued at $2.47 million and stuffed them into a bag they were carrying.

“While the robbery was going on, the gunman who had rushed to the hotel’s security guard, Mr Manreze Khan (36), put up a struggle with him. At this juncture, King Fook’s security man, Mr Zabit Khan (48), who was armed with a club, joined in the melee and armlocked the robber […]

“The man inside the getaway car jumped out of the vehicle and […] fired three shots from his .45 calibre gun. Two shots hit the neck and the chest of Mr Zabit Khan, while Mr Manreze Khan was wounded in the head.”

On June 16, 1984, the Post reported that “two men were yesterday sentenced in the High Court […] Cheung Sai-hung (25), a hawker, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on two counts of manslaughter and one of robbery […] Yeung King-yu (27), also a hawker, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment on the robbery charge”.

Subsequently, upon appeal, the pair’s sentences were set aside on the grounds that the jury’s verdict was inconsistent.