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Tam Chak-kwan (left) leaves the High Court after giving evidence. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was murdered in February 2023. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Ex-father-in-law failed to repay HK$250,000 loan, Abby Choi murder trial hears

TamJai founder Tam Chak-kwan details series of requests for money by Kwong Kau, including help in paying for legal representation after his arrest.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong woman gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong teenager admits acid attack on Singaporean tourist

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s partner says he never sought sexual relationship with her ex-husband

Chris Tam appears surprised when defence counsel suggests he and Alex Kwong were romantically linked while students at international school.

Chris Tam arrives at court. He said it was reasonable for him and Abby Choi to remain close to her ex-husband, Alex Kwong, because of the shared children. Photo: Elson Li
Abby Choi gave birth to two children during her first marriage to Alex Kwong, and had two more with Chris Tam after they started dating in late 2015. Photo Instagram/ xxabbyc
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Domestic helper charged with murdering 93-year-old employer in Hong Kong

Indonesian Kharsina, 52, remanded in custody after being charged, four days after elderly woman in her care was found unconscious in Kai Tak flat.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s ex-mother-in-law urged delay in calling police to await ‘kidnappers’, court hears

Choi’s partner, Chris Tam, tells Hong Kong High Court that Jenny Li tried to paint the model’s disappearance as an abduction.

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Crime

13 years in prison for care home warden who raped intellectually disabled woman

Hong Kong judge slams former carer’s ‘extremely despicable’ crimes, saying defendant had not only abused his power but also displayed no remorse.

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The victim was a resident of Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre Kwong Fuk Hostel in Tai Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Slain model Abby Choi called ‘birthing machine’ by ex-father-in-law, court hears

Choi’s partner Chris Tam takes stand for first time in murder trial, describing day that led to breakdown in model’s relations with ex-in-laws.

Hong Kong economy

Ex-Cyberport department head, 5 others, charged over HK$20 million tech subsidy fraud

Former entrepreneurship head Alice So allegedly took bribes, including plane tickets and luxury gifts, in return for pushing subsidies for AI start-up.

Hong Kong

Dog shelter worker awarded HK$89,000 over canine attack despite volunteer claim

District Court rules employment relationship existed despite lack of formal contract as victim was paid and directed by shelter staff.

District Judge Harold Leong found that the employment relationship between Kelly Animals Shelter and the victim had been established despite no contract being signed. Photo: Jelly Tse
Abby Choi - murder of a model

‘A pack of lies’: Abby Choi’s mother rejects claims Kwong family repaid her debts

Cheung Yin-fa says she gambled up to HK$100,000 at mahjong parlours for ‘entertainment’, but denies debts ever led to debt collectors harassing her family.

Abby Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, and his elder brother, Anthony Kwong, have pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of her body. Photo: Instagram/ xxabbyc
Abby Choi - murder of a model

A fortune, a HK$72m flat and a family feud: inside the Abby Choi murder trial

Court hears claims that financial dependence and threats over a flat sale drove the killing, while the defence disputes the family’s reliance on the Hong Kong socialite.

Hong Kong

Ex-university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault and voyeurism

Defendant, 31, committed offences against five women, with some of the crimes taking place at EdU orientation camps.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again

Nine-member jury told to return on Monday as lawyers debate legal issues, delaying cross-examination of Choi’s mother.

Abby Choi’s mother Cheung Yin-fa (second left) arrives at High Court on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong national security police charge man over seditious social media posts

Man, 52, accused of provoking hatred towards central and Hong Kong governments, but police reveal no details of alleged seditious posts.

The defendant was brought before West Kowloon Court earlier this week, police said on Friday without revealing details of his alleged seditious posts. Photo: Jelly Tse
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law ‘cunning old fox’ who clung to her wealth, court told

Socialite’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, rejects defence claims that Kwong Kau paid HK$30 million towards an upscale flat at centre of dispute.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi gave HK$2m for waffle shop to ‘bootlicker’ ex-brother-in-law, trial told

Mother of slain model gives account of strained ties with Anthony Kwong and says she was planning to buy new HK$20 million flat in Tuen Mun.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues

Hong Kong’s District Court sentenced Leung Ho-fung, 29, to two years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft.

A former nursing student at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital has been jailed for two years and four months for theft. Photo: Felix Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Construction worker jailed for life for killing bus driver after smoking dispute

Tam Yun-chiu attacked Ho Lok-man, who had confronted him about smoking while they waited for a lift at Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi called ex-father-in-law ‘old crook’ amid HK$72m flat row, court hears

Hong Kong socialite’s mother tells murder trial former in-laws attempted to turn her children against her over bitter property dispute.

Hong Kong housing

My Take | Hong Kong must scrap housing plan and preserve golf course

Court ruling shows building housing on the Old Course makes no sense as city strives to become a leading host of international sporting events.

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The Fanling golf course is regarded as one of the “finest and most scenic” in Asia. Photo: Dickson Lee
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s HK$72m flat was never meant as a gift to former in-laws, court told

Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, says Kwongs were ‘penniless’ and ‘did not buy a single tin of baby milk formula for their grandchild’.

Influencer Abby Choi’s death came to light in February 2023. Photo: IG/xxabbyc
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi struck with hammer during car trip ruse to fetch daughter, court hears

Prosecution also details how three of Choi’s former relatives rented remote village house and bought meat mincer days before attack.

Mainland China

Hong Kong’s Pansy Ho wins permanent injunction against woman who harassed her

High Court judge also orders Steffi Chen Pan-yu to pay Ho HK$1.8 million in compensation after harassing Ho with false allegations.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Former in-laws’ anger over flat sale drove Abby Choi murder, court hears

Rift between Choi and ex-husband’s family began to grow after she tried to sell luxury flat at Kadooria residential estate, prosecution says.

(Anti-clockwise from top) Abby Choi's ex-husband Alex Kwong, former father-in-law Kwong Kau and Alex Kwong's older brother Anthony Kwong. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
Hong Kong

Legal aid chief denies stricter vetting as aid for policy challenges hits decade low

Legal Aid Department approved funds for just two challenges against government policies and decisions last year, down by 90 per cent from 2016.

The statue of Themis, the blindfolded goddess of justice, on the roof of the Court of Final Appeal building in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died

Mo Tai-fung, 42, initially faced murder charge, but prosecutors amended it after autopsy found victim had died from effects of drugs.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man who allegedly hid 3 spy cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail

Fung Kwok-wang, 34, granted HK$2,000 bail pending further probe into alleged voyeurism at 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin but cannot leave city.

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