Ex-mother-in-law of Hong Kong’s Abby Choi jailed for 1½ years for obstruction

The District Court on Tuesday ruled that Jenny Li Sui-heung, 66, deserved a deterrent sentence for attempting to prevent police from locating Alex Kwong Kong-chi, who was wanted for alleged theft, and persuading Choi’s mother to remain silent about his whereabouts.

Judge Stanley Chan Kwong-chi described Li as a doting parent spoiling her child and said she betrayed contempt for the judicial process through her actions.

“There are no ‘ifs’ in history, but if the defendant were willing to let justice run its course, asking her son to correct his misdeeds and urging him to face the legal consequences of the theft allegations against him, perhaps many things would not have happened,” Chan said.