Lost my Nikon 5200 in Guang Zhou

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People crossing the brigde near train station At the police station

you believe it, I left Hong Kong on 13th June morning excited about my China Leg to go to Guang Zhou. And only for about 1/2 hour after we had our lunch with a new found friend Mary from Florida, USA (she is a student and traveling alone in China for a month, how brave) but am really amazed by her baggage (just a small hapsack, really put me to my embrassment for bring so much things for my trip);
I was being pickpocketed and it happen so fast that you could hardly realise it. I was really panick and I ran back to the resturant where we had our lunch to check if I had left the camera behind - but fat hope :( Having lost my camera - means that I will had one less fun thing to do in this trip (no able to take lots of picture).
Myself and Sharon ran around looking for the police station to lodge a theft report. When we were at the station, funny people were seating around and the bench. A girl crying and behaved pathetically, claiming she was being cheated for about Y10000 (all her savings). And a man who acted kindly towards her telling her not to worry and gave her Y400 to clam her down. She even approached us for some cash, but being forewarned of such crooked stories, we just ignored her and soon she will have to stop her acting and leave the scene. My question is, this is happening at the police station (how come? ah?)
My own side of story is also the same, I tried to get my report done soonest, as I got to catch my 5.30pm train to Gulin. But having called back to Singapore and realised that in order to have my claim settlement done smoothly, the insurance company will need an actual police report and just the reference slip (given by the police).
I tried to enrol the officer to expediate my report and give my a photocopy of my report, but they simply refused, stating it is not their policy to give away police report. Time is ticking real fast and already at 5pm, I was still at the Police station, insisting on getting a copy of any kind to help me state that I had lodge a police report for my lost item. Praise God, at last she gave in to my persistency and wrote another report with the police station stamp on it.
Atherwhich, we just ran as fast as we could, so as not to miss our train and we did make it, we were on time for our train. Sharon said, she felt as if we were doing the Amazing Race (having some fun time in the midst of lost). We were actually panting very hard (trying to catch our breath)
This was my first time experience to lose any items while traveling oversea. For sure, now that I have learnt my lesson well, I become very cautious and careful with my procession and stuffs. Once is enough for me to learn my lesson and not to be too lax with my procession.
To me it is not so much of the items lost, but the fun I will miss in taking lots of beautiful picture
:( and keeping them for memories sake.

Below is the letter to my insurance company (please pray that my claim will be able to settle fast and without much hassle).

Thank you all and realy covet for all your prayers.



14th June 2005

AXA Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd
143 Cecil Street, #01-01
GB Building
Singapore 069542

Attn: To Claim Officer

RE: POLICY NO. STB/P0213382 TRAVEL INSURANCE

Dear Sir,

Refering the above policy, I would like to make a lost claim to my lost possession while traveling in China, Guang Zhou.
On 13th June 2005, I was around Guang Zhou train station crossing the bridge, it was crowded with people and I was with 2 other of my friends chatting, but suddenly, I feel something wrong and a movement around my arm, and the next moment I realised that my Nikon 5200 camera was being pickpocketed, together with the camera is my 1 GB SD card and a Nikon battery. I caught hold of a guy in front of me thinking he might be the one, but he denied having taken any things from me.

Enclosed is my claim report, copy of the police report, copy of my passport (indicating date I arrive China), boarding pass to Auckland (indicating date I left Singapore)

As I am on a year round the world traveling trip and will not be back to Singapore till next year May 2006. Thus I hope to have the claim settlement correspondence be done either via my agent June Seet or email me at joydive@gmail.com.

Thank you very much for your attention into this matter.

Yours Sincerely,



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Joy Chu Mei Leng
my email: joydive@gmail.com