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South China Morning Post
18-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Former in-law of Hong Kong's Abby Choi accused of concocting ‘convenient excuse'
Prosecutors have accused the former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi Tin-fung of concocting a 'convenient excuse' for why she became concerned after learning that a police report was made regarding the socialite's disappearance two years ago. The District Court on Friday heard closing submissions in the trial of 65-year-old Jenny Li Sui-heung, who is contesting a charge of perverting the course of justice for allegedly impeding an investigation involving Alex Kwong Kong-chi, one of her sons and Choi's former partner. Kwong, now 30, had been at large since jumping bail in a 2015 theft case involving HK$6.3 million (US$802,600) in gold and jewellery, but was arrested at Tung Chung Development Pier on February 25, 2023, the day after part of Choi's dismembered remains were uncovered from a village house the previous day. Prosecutor Gary Leung Yuk-hang highlighted surveillance footage that showed the defendant urging her visibly anxious son to leave their residence at the Kadooria housing complex in Ho Man Tin in the early hours of February 22 that year. 'Quickly! The next step is coming immediately,' the mother was heard saying in recordings previously played in court. 'I'm very afraid. Just go!' Leung noted that the event immediately followed a telephone conversation between Li and Choi's mother, Cheung Yin-fa, who had already filed a police report.
CTV News
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
New art installation along riverwalk celebrates the stories of Calgary's rivers
A new art installation of works by Calgary artist Alex Kwong is on display along Calgary's river walk in the East Village. There's a new art installation along the river walk in Calgary's East Village. 'What Sustains Us' is the work of Calgary artist Alex Kwong. He says the work is based on stories people told him about their personal relationships to the Bow and Elbow rivers. A Blackfoot Elder and a Calgary fly fisher are some of the people featured. Kwong said it was a profound experience made even richer by the conversations he had with people passing by while he was painting. 'This is impacting their visual landscape,' said Kwong, 'so you want them to feel as involved as possible, and be able to enjoy it every day. Alex Kwong Calgary artist Alex Kwong, whose work is on display along the East Village river walk, said it's based on stories people told him about their personal relationships with the Bow and Elbow rivers. (CTV Calgary) 'It's like that little bit of impact that I can make on someone's day might make a bigger impact down the road,' he added. The art can be found on the bridge abutments and other structural surfaces along the riverwalk. It will remain there for three years. After that, a jury of community volunteers will choose another local artist to feature.
South China Morning Post
16-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong court convicts 2 for conspiring to help Abby Choi's ex-husband escape
A Hong Kong court has convicted a yacht rental agent and another of conspiring to help the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed bid to flee the city after the socialite's murder two years ago. Advertisement Kowloon City Court on Monday found Lam Shun, 44, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, had entered into an agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for Alex Kwong Kong-chi after Choi's dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house on February 24, 2023. The two defendants were accused of planning the illegal boat journey under the guise of holding a junk party at sea after learning that an individual named 'Alex' was urgently seeking to leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities. The court heard the pair had discussed over the phone with a Macau resident identified as 'Ivy', who was not charged in the present case, about a boat rental request the latter made on behalf of her 'friend' Alex. Pun maintained she did not realise she was assisting Choi's ex-husband as she initially thought Alex was the boyfriend of an influencer who was previously attacked on the street. Advertisement Her counsel argued she had no intention to get involved once she sensed something was wrong and expressed doubts after the proposed rental fee had gone up from HK$30,000 (US$8,320) to HK$300,000.
South China Morning Post
03-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Ex-mother-in-law of Hong Kong's Abby Choi accused of abusing granddaughter
The mother of murdered Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has accused a former in-law of abusing her granddaughter, while insisting the woman would not have agreed to look after two of the model's children without being paid. Advertisement Cheung Yin-fa continued to testify at District Court on Tuesday as part of the trial of Choi's former mother-in-law, Jenny Li Sui-heung, for allegedly hindering a police investigation after the influencer went missing in February 2023. Li has denied a count of perverting the course of justice. Prosecutors have accused Li of urging her younger son, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, to abscond, knowing he was wanted by police for a 2015 theft case involving HK$6.3 million (US$803,200) in gold and jewellery. The 65-year-old defendant also allegedly misled police and asked Cheung to remain silent if she was approached by detectives. Advertisement Cheung, who was testifying for the prosecution, said during cross-examination that her late daughter had spent up to HK$400,000 a month on supporting her two children with Kwong, whereas he and his family never made any financial contributions towards their welfare.
South China Morning Post
02-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Former in-laws of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘didn't pay a penny' for children
The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has claimed her former in-laws' family 'didn't pay a penny' towards her two grandchildren's living expenses, while alleging the model's ex-mother-in-law took up to HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) from the deceased for investment. Testifying for the prosecution, Cheung Yin-fa on Monday recalled her encounters with Jenny Li Sui-heung, who is being tried in the District Court trial for allegedly obstructing a police investigation into her son, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, who was Choi's ex-husband, after the model went missing on February 21, 2023. Li has denied the charge. Parts of her dismembered body were found in a three-storey village house in Tai Po's Lung Mei Tsuen village on February 24 of that year. She was 28. The 30-year-old Alex Kwong, his 67-year-old father Kwong Kau and 34-year-old brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit are awaiting a murder trial behind bars. Li, 65, was charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly urging Alex Kwong to abscond, knowing he was wanted by police for a 2015 theft case involving HK$6.3 million in gold and jewellery. The prosecution also accused Li of misleading the theft investigation and asking Cheung to remain silent if interviewed by detectives.
