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Hong Kong police have escalated their investigation into the disappearance of singer Anita Mui’s ashes from Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, moving it from the local district crime squad to a higher-level regional unit in New Territories South. The case has garnered attention due to complaints by Mui’s family about lack of progress and distress caused by the incident. Police stated they will keep the family updated but have not made any arrests yet.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong went missing from Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island three months ago, as revealed by her family. The family reported distress over the lack of progress in the investigation by the Lantau district crime squad. In response to the situation, Hong Kong police upgraded the case to be handled by a higher-level unit, the New Territories South regional crime unit, committing more resources and manpower to solve it. No arrests have been made so far, and the family continues to feel immense distress over the missing urn.

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Police say case, originally handled by Lantau district crime squad, now being handled by higher-level New Territories South regional crime unit 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.

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

2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post

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

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

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Police say case, originally handled by Lantau district crime squad, now being handled by higher-level New Territories South regional crime unit 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. asserted

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

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

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