CRI听力:Suspects Arrested over Hong Kong Kidnapping

Police in Guangdong province have announced the arrest of two more suspects in connection with the kidnapping of the heiress of the Bossini clothing chain last month.

Eight suspects have been apprehended in Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou in Guangdong, as well as in Guizhou province, while one was arrested in Hong Kong earlier this month.

Li Ping is the captain of the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau.

"Seven suspects were directly involved in the case, one organized the group and smuggled them into Hong Kong, and the other one took the ransom on the mainland."

Police have only recovered one tenth of the 28 million HK dollars ransom, as well as watches and jewelry. But the location of the rest of the ransom remains unknown.

This has led Hong Kong police to believe that more suspects are still at large. Senior superintendent Anthony Tsang, head of the Kowloon East regional crime unit.

"At the moment, we believe the case is cleared up, but we are still pursuing the ransom and people in connection with the case. One alleged mastermind has been arrested in the mainland, but I am not in the position to comment on whether he possesses the ransom. "

Both mainland and Hong Kong police have characterized the crime as a premeditated heist. The suspects are believed to have started plotting the crime in early April in Shenzhen.

Guo Shaobo, deputy director-general of Guangdong's department of public security, says police on both sides will work together to crack down on crime.

"Police in Guangdong do not tolerate criminals taking advantage of different legal systems in the mainland and in Hong Kong and Macau. The mainland is not a safe haven for cross-border criminals."

Authorities have not decided where the eight people arrested on the mainland will stand trial, while the one arrested in Hong Kong will be tried in the city.

The kidnapping took place late last month, when a gang of six people broke into Queenie Law's home in Hong Kong, stealing $2 million HK dollars in cash and valuables from Law's home.

Law was held for three days at a secluded cave before release when the kidnappers received the ransom.

Law is the granddaughter of late Bossini founder and her family has been running the clothing business for decades.

For CRI, this is Li Jing in Hong Kong.