Yip Kai Foon
| Yip Kai Foon (葉繼歡) | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 55–56) Haifeng, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
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| Occupation | Gangster |
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| Criminal penalty | 36 years imprisonment (reduced from 41 years on appeal: 11 years from prior sentence, 30 years from new charges) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) | 10 March 1997 |
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Capture status
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Captured |
| Wanted since | 24 August 1989 |
| Escaped | 24 August 1989 |
| Escape end | 13 May 1996 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉繼歡 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 叶继欢 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Jìhuān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | jip6 gai3fun1 |
Yip Kai Foon (Chinese: 葉繼歡; pinyin: Yè Jìhuān; born 1961 in Haifeng, China), also known as "Teeth Dog" and "Goosehead", is an infamous Hong Kong gangster who was most active in the early 1980s. He and his gang specialized in robbing jewellery stores with assault rifles. Their weapon of choice was the AK-47 assault rifle, which they acquired from black markets hosted by Triads. He is also the first person to use an AK-47 during an armed-robbery in Hong Kong.
In October 1984, when he was 23, Yip led a gang of five armed mainland men into Hong Kong. They robbed two jewelry stores, King Fook Jewellery Co. Ltd on 10 October 1984 and Dickson Jewellery Co. Ltd. on 27 October 1984; they managed to obtain more than HK$2 million worth of precious items as a result. In the course of both robberies, shots were fired. An undercover policeman posed as a potential buyer for the stolen goods as part of a sting operation. During the subsequent 28 December 1984 meeting, once the policeman identified himself, Yip attempted to shoot him and a violent struggle occurred. After Yip was subdued, he was found with two handguns, later linked by ballistics to the October robberies.
Yip was convicted on four counts (two counts of handling stolen goods for each robbery, possession of firearms, and use of a firearm with intent to resist arrest) and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Yip contested the conviction, claiming that he was asked only to find a buyer for what he thought were sub-standard watches produced in local factories; his appeal was dismissed in 1987. But he escaped on 24 August 1989, when he faked appendicitis and was transferred to Queen Mary Hospital. In the toilet, he jumped his two officers with broken bottles and made off in a van parked at the hospital entrance. He hijacked the van with two occupants inside, a 37-year-old van driver and driver's 6-year-old son. While driving, he forced the driver to take off shoes and clothes so Yip could put them on. He got off at Wong Chuk Hang and left the scene by bus. He is presumed to have fled into mainland China.
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