Urn with Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-11 · by Simpson Cheung

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The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong has gone missing from a monastery on Lantau, according to her family. The family reported that police have made no progress after three months of investigation and are distressed by the situation. Police confirmed receiving a report on July 18 but stated that no arrests have been made yet.
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The urn containing the ashes of Anita Mui Yim-fong, a renowned Hong Kong Cantopop star, went missing from a monastery on Lantau Island three months ago. The family revealed that despite police involvement, there has been "no progress" in the investigation. The police received a report on July 18 and classified it as a request for help, currently under investigation by Lantau district crime squad without any arrests made yet. This situation is causing distress to Mui's family who are appealing for public assistance in locating the missing urn.

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Cantopop Hong Kong Lantau

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Lantau GPE · 3× Cantopop ORG · 2× Hong Kong GPE · 2× Anita Mui Yim-fong PERSON · 1× Anita Mui’s PERSON · 1×

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Urn with Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help Family of late Hong Kong Cantopop star say police made ‘no progress’ after three-month investigation, causing them distress The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong went missing from a monastery three months ago, the singer’s family has revealed, saying police had made “no progress” in their investigation, causing them distress.
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2026-10-11 · South China Morning Post
Urn with Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help · assertive framing

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Urn with Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help Family of late Hong Kong Cantopop star say police made ‘no progress’ after three-month investigation, causing them distress The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong went missing from a monastery three months ago, the singer’s family has revealed, saying police had made “no progress” in their investigation, causing them distress. asserted
police → urn → distress
A police spokesman said on Sunday that the force received a report on July 18 that an item stored in a Lantau monastery was suspected to have gone missing. asserted
item → say → monastery
The case has been classified as “request for police help” and is being investigated by Lantau district crime squad. asserted
case → classify → squad
No arrest has been made so far, the spokesman said. asserted
spokesman → make → ?
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