Three people have been jailed in Hong Kong for stealing art said to be worth millions, including a calligraphy scroll written by former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.The buyer himself didn't know the worth of the calligraphy and cut it in half so it could be more easily stored.The handwritten scroll contains details of a Chinese Communist Party meeting and several stanzas of Mao's poetry.
The scroll was stolen in a massive heist in September 2020, when three men broke into the home of Fu Chunxiao, a well-known collector of stamps and revolutionary art. They also made off with antique stamps, copper coins and other pieces of calligraphy by Mao. The total haul was worth HK$5bn according to Mr Fu, who was reportedly in mainland China when the burglary took place.Ho Yik-chiu, 46, Ng Wing-lun, 45, and Hui Ping-kei, 48, all pleaded guilty, according to The South China Morning Post.
The court heard how the three men were seasoned burglars who had deliberately targeted Mr Fu's apartment while he was overseas.In 2019, a calligraphic autograph letter written by Mao Zedong was
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