A Taiwan-based cat breeder who was robbed of two kittens earlier this month was at the headquarters of Hong Kong customs with a local lawmaker today to urge the body to take action in the matter.
Chang Chin-yi was in Hong Kong this week to file a police report and assist the authorities in an investigation concerning her two Persian kittens, Da Lili and Anngi. The kittens were taken from their home in Taiwan by a Hong Kong woman, surnamed Lee, who smuggled them through the airport and back to the SAR by hiding them under her clothes and pretending to be pregnant.
After being confronted by Chang over Facebook Messenger, Lee allegedly admitted to the kitten-nappings and handed the cats over to a friend of Chang’s. Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Chang says the earliest the cats could possibly return to Taiwan would be July, because they were smuggled into the city without documentation and need to be quarantined.
Despite Chang’s police report, no arrests have been made, and now Civic Party lawmaker Jeremy Tam is stepping in to urge the authorities to look into the matter.
Tam accompanied Chang and the two cats to the Customs Headquarters Building in North Point this afternoon, on.cc reports.
He told reporters gathered outside the building that at least two illegal acts occurred in the case: bringing unquarantined animals into Hong Kong, and illegally handling stolen goods.
Under the Theft Ordinance, those found guilty of handling stolen goods can be handed a 14 year jail sentence.
Tam that it was regrettable that no action had been taken on the case, and urged the authorities to enforce the law.
