Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert
An 80‑year‑old woman has lost HK$6 million (US$764,772) to a fake investment expert she met online, Hong Kong police have disclosed. The case was among more than 50 investment scams reported over the past week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million, according to a post on the force’s CyberDefender social media page. The victim, a retiree, first met the fraudster posing as an investment…
A murder trial commenced for the ex-husband and two former in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, following her dismembered body being discovered in a Tai Po house on February 24, 2023. Alex Kwong, Choi's ex-husband, his father Kwong Kau, and her brother Anthony Kwong are accused of her murder and obstructing a lawful burial.
They could face life sentences if found guilty by a jury. The trio appeared in the High Court on Monday, with the court packed by curious onlookers. The killing of Choi took the city by storm when her remains were found in a fridge and soup pots in Lung Mei Tsuen, Tai Po, after she went missing. The house was equipped with an electric saw and meat grinder, used to process human flesh.
Choi, a popular influencer with over 100,000 Instagram followers, had recently appeared on the cover of L'Officiel Monaco and spoke about her Paris fashion week trip days before her demise. Financial disputes involving a luxury property reportedly existed between Choi and her ex-husband's family. Choi, 28, had divorced Kwong, with whom she shared two children, and later married Chris Tam, son of the TamJai Yunnan Mixian founder.
The court ordered media not to report on proceedings until a jury was sworn in and the identities of Choi's four children were withheld. The trial is anticipated to last 45 working days.
Written by urgent.news from Hong Kong Free Press's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
