Two of the missing items, a Van Cleef and Arples diamond inset gold dinner bag and a Cartier gold cosmetic container, were recovered on Monday at the foot of a wall on the east side of the museum.

However, the two items had been damaged and could not be repaired easily, said Tracy Wong, curator of the Hong Kong Liangyi Museum, which is owned by collector Fung Yiu-fai.

"Mr Fung and I were shocked at learning of this accident," Wong told China Daily. "My first reaction was to bring all the items on exhibit back to Hong Kong immediately."

But Fung decided to continue the exhibit and send additional art items because he was confident in the Palace Museum, Wong said.

Although she refused to disclose the value of the lost items, which were only insured for a symbolic amount of money, rumor has said the items are valued at up to 10 million yuan ($1.5 million).
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昨晚11点，北京警方宣布，故宫失窃案的犯罪嫌疑人石柏魁在丰台一网吧落网，部分失窃展品被找回。

当日上午，就5月8日的失窃事件，故宫紧急召开新闻发布会。其间，出席该次会议的故宫相关负责人鞠躬道歉。

失窃展品的送展方——香港两依藏博物馆也对外公布了7件失窃展品和2件被盗后又遗留在现场附近的展品照片，以防文物黑市购买这批赃物。

■快讯

警方58小时抓获盗宝人

昨天上午，在西安举行的“2011打击文物犯罪专项行动”动员部署会议中，公安部副部长张新枫特意谈到故宫失窃案。他说，“故宫失窃系个人作案，此人有前科，目前已锁定目标，正在全力抓捕中”。

昨天23时许，北京警方宣布，当天19时40分，经过缜密侦查，并综合运用科技手段，北京市公安机关在丰台区友联时代网吧将犯罪嫌疑人石柏魁（男，1983年出生，山东省曹县人）抓获归案。至此，历时58小时，故宫博物院斋宫诚肃殿展品被盗案顺利告破。

警方称，经初步审查，石柏魁对犯罪事实供认不讳，目前已被刑事拘留。警方已找回部分被盗展品。、

■回访

盗宝人在丰台一网吧落网

昨晚11点半，记者赶到位于丰台区三路居附近的“友联时代**网吧”。

据一位不愿透露姓名的网友介绍，昨晚7点半左右，两名身着普通服饰的男子进入网吧，与前台收款员窃窃私语，随后两人在网吧内“绕着过道一排一排地走”。数分钟后，两人离开。紧接着，4名男子进入网吧，将C区102号机位围住，并一拥而上，将正在上网的男子按在桌子上，“过程很突然，前后也就两分钟，那个男子未作反抗。被带走时，也没戴手铐”。

另有网友称，男子走到楼梯口时，一名男子突然上前大喊“你们要干什么”，四人立即上前，将该名男子一并带走。昨晚8点半，警车分批离开。

该网吧管理员称，在他印象中，被抓男子此前未来过该网吧。其进门时，特意挑选了最内侧、周边无人的座位。警方临走时，让大家谁都别碰这台电脑。目前，网吧已将该机锁定。