{
  "id": 13899528,
  "title": "‘A pack of lies’: Abby Choi’s mother rejects claims Kwong family repaid her debts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/a-pack-of-lies-abby-chois-mother-rejects-claims-kwong-family-repaid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T07:27:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370573/pack-lies-abby-chois-mother-rejects-claims-kwong-family-repaid-her-debts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abby Choi Tin-fung's mother, Cheung Yin-fa, testified in court that her former son-in-law, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, was lying when he claimed he had financially supported her and repaid her debts. Cheung accused the Kwong family of being unscrupulous in demanding the return of HK$150,000 in shopping expenses she owed him while failing to repay the over HK$70 million Alex had received from Abby for investments. She rejected the suggestion that she was a gambling addict that required a HK$4 million mortgage to repay her mother's debts. Cheung emphasized that the Kwong family was reluctant to sell a HK$72 million flat in Ho Man Tin until Abby threatened legal action. The trial, presided over by Deputy Judge Brian Keith and a nine-member jury, is ongoing.",
  "summary": "The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied in court that she was repeatedly in debt because of gambling, calling her former son-in-law’s claim that he had financially supported her “a pack of lies”. Cheung Yin-fa accused Alex Kwong Kong-chi on Monday of acting unscrupulously by demanding the return of HK$150,000 (US$19,113) in shopping expenses she owed him, while…",
  "key_points": [
    "Abby Choi's mother rejects Kwong family's claims of debt repayment.",
    "Kwong family demanded repayment of HK$150,000 in shopping expenses.",
    "Trial ongoing with Deputy Judge Brian Keith presiding."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "‘A pack of lies’: Abby Choi’s mother rejects claims Kwong family repaid her debts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/a-pack-of-lies-abby-chois-mother-rejects-claims-kwong-family-repaid-13901723",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:27:34.000Z"
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}