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Jess Ma

Thai police have helped Hong Kong authorities in arresting two fugitives, including a murder suspect who had been on the run for more than three decades, the city’s police chief has said.
Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on Thursday that the two local suspects were wanted in separate cases – a murder 37 years ago and a robbery.
“We had intelligence suggesting [the murder suspect] was hiding in Thailand, our colleagues handed over information to Thai police for follow-up action,” Chow said upon his return to Hong Kong from the Southeast Asian country.
He added that the murder suspect had no departure record after the 1989 killing, leading local officers to suspect the man had fled the city through illegal means.

The murder suspect was escorted back to Hong Kong in the evening and was taken to the Airport Police Station.
The 62-year-old fugitive, who was linked to a brutal murder on a Sai Kung beach in 1989, was reportedly arrested in Bangkok on Monday.
Thai media also reported that the arrested man was named Mui Yiu-keung.
Mui’s arrest would mark the capture of the last suspect connected to the Lung Ha Wan beach murder in August 1989, as three other accomplices in the case had already been tried more than two decades ago.
The police chief said Thai authorities had spent “some time” confirming the suspect’s identity, as the man’s appearance had changed with age compared with previous records.
The suspect had also been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list and confirmed his identity to officers upon arrest, Chow said.
“But he did not confirm his involvement in the case,” Chow said.

He thanked Thai police for facilitating the arrest and extradition of two suspects. Chow added that during his trip, he had also discussed the use of technology in policing and cooperation against scam cases with senior officials in Thailand.
“An important message is that for serious criminal cases, we will investigate till the end. There is no time limitation there,” Chow warned.
Superintendent Andy Wong Yick-lung said police had enough evidence to charge the suspect, even though it was nearly 37 years after the murder.
Wong added that the police probe would continue after the arrest.
Chief Inspector Nicole Wu Hoi-ling said the force had handed over information to Thai police once officers had received intelligence that the suspect had fled to the country.

In December last year, Thai police contacted their Hong Kong counterparts to report that the man had been located in Bangkok and confirmed that he was an illegal immigrant.
Thai officers arrested him on Monday, before extraditing him on Thursday.
“Thai police arrested him for staying illegally and used immigration laws to repatriate him. Hong Kong police then arrested him for murder,” Wu said.
The chief inspector said local officers had “spent time” to detect the suspect’s whereabouts, adding that they were not aware that the man had fled to Thailand immediately after the murder. However, Wong declined to disclose when city police discovered the man had fled to Thailand.
Archival reports from the South China Morning Post detail how Mui and three accomplices allegedly lured Lui Yuk-chai, 26, to the Sai Kung beach.
Mui was reported to have had a prior criminal record for robbery before his alleged involvement in the murder. Mui accused Lui of wrongfully implicating him in the offence for which he had been jailed, a court was told back in 2001.
Lui was beaten with a spade for 20 minutes, bound with nylon rope, gagged with tape and suffocated with a plastic bag before being buried in the sand, the court heard.
Thai media reported on Wednesday that Mui had lived in the country since 1994 and ran an eatery in Bangkok’s Lam Phak Chi subdistrict. He was said to have married a local woman and fathered three children.
The other fugitive arrested was suspected of committing a robbery in Hong Kong last June and was intercepted after fleeing to Bangkok.
“We managed to notify Thai police as he was fleeing, so they managed to expel him from the country,” Chow said.
The man allegedly stole 14 pre-owned Hermes bags, a Van Cleef and Arpels necklace and two mobile phones worth nearly HK$3 million from a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui before attempting to flee.


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Officers escort the murder suspect to the Airport Police Station in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

The murder suspect was sent back to Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Sam Tsang

Police chief Joe Chow (centre) presents a letter of appreciation to Thai police for their help with the swift arrest of a Hong Kong robbery suspect in Bangkok last June. Photo: Handout 

Chief Inspector Nicole Wu and Superintendent Andy Wong reveal details of the case. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Thai police arrested Hong Kong man Mui Yiu-keung (right) in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Handout

A South China Morning Post report on the case in 1989. Photo: SCMP Archive

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Suspect Mui Yiu-keung is believed to have fled the city through illegal means, with no departure record found following 1989 killing on a Sai Kung beach


Suspect Mui Yiu-keung is believed to have fled the city through illegal means, with no departure record found following 1989 killing on a Sai Kung beach.


Fugitive caught after 37 years handed back to Hong Kong police

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Suspect Mui Yiu-keung is believed to have fled the city through illegal means, with no departure record found following 1989 killing on a Sai Kung beach