Mainland Monk Remanded for Alleged Theft of Monkey King Statue in Hong Kong

Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple

A mainland Chinese monk has been remanded in custody after allegedly stealing a statue of the Monkey King, a deity famed in classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, from a Hong Kong temple. The 57-year-old, Zha Jianxin, appeared in West Kowloon Court on Wednesday after being charged with one count of theft involving a statue belonging to Lung Mo Temple in Tsuen Wan. The statue, valued at HK$2,000 (US$255), depicts Sun Wukong, the mythological “Monkey King” character from the 16th century...

By Fiona Chow