The Aporia · Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt

Abby Choi's partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, testified in Hong Kong's High Court that her ex-father-in-law helped resolve a HK$5 million debt dispute related to a gambling loan from Suncity Group. Tam claims he did not intend to repay the loan because he believed the company would soon cease operations after its founder was arrested for illegal activities. The article focuses on Tam’s refusal to repay the debt despite his ex-father-in-law's assistance in resolving the issue, stating that no reward was given to the former father-in-law for his help.

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Chris Tam Fong-chun, the partner of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung, appeared in the High Court on Thursday to discuss a HK$5 million gambling debt he owed to Suncity Group. Tam admitted that Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law had helped resolve the dispute over this debt but claimed he was under no obligation to repay it, believing Suncity would fold due to its founder, Alvin Chau Cheok-wa, being arrested on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering. Once Macau's largest junket operator, Suncity ended its travel business following the legal troubles faced by Chau.

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🔮 Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt Slain Hong Kong socialite’s partner says he refused to repay gambling loan, expecting lender to fold, and her ex-father-in-law got no reward for his help Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner has acknowledged that her former father-in-law helped resolve a dispute over his HK$5 million gambling debt but maintained he was not obliged to repay it because he believed the company he owed would fold. Chris Tam Fong-chun told the High Court on Thursday that he had refused to repay a loan he took out while gambling at a casino run by Suncity Group in August 2021, saying he thought it would be foolish to pay a company that was about to cease operations. Once Macau’s largest junket operator, the company ended its travel business after its founder, Alvin Chau Cheok-wa, was arrested on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering.

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🔮 “Li Sui-heung said to me: ‘Maybe they just want money.

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🔮 Testifying for the first time in the High Court, Tam also said Choi had given his family a false impression that her former in-laws were leading a good life, because she feared her two children from her previous marriage would be disparaged in their new home due to their background.

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🔮 Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again The nine-member jury has been told to return on Monday as lawyers debated legal issues, delaying cross-examination of Choi’s mother The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith told the nine-member jury on Friday that the hearing would resume on Monday, once the legal arguments had concluded.

2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again

🔮 Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law a ‘cunning old fox’ who clung to her wealth, court told Socialite’s mother Cheung Yin-fa rejects defence claims that Kwong Kau could afford luxury items, saying he relied on her daughter’s financial support The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has described her daughter’s former father-in-law as a “cunning old fox” who clung to her family’s fortune, rejecting his lawyer’s suggestion that he bought a Rolls-Royce with money earned from business activities after his retirement.

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🔮 The case will be heard again on November 25.

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🔮 High Court discharges jury in Abby Choi murder trial over sick juror, causing delay Judge Brian Keith says court cannot simply replace outgoing juror, according to legal precedent, and new jury will be empanelled on Wednesday The High Court has discharged a recently empanelled jury from the murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former relatives after one member asked to be excused for health reasons, leading to a delay in proceedings.

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🔮 But the High Court heard that the actual number of offences could be much higher.

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🔮 Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother Anthony Kwong, 35, face a joint count of murder The High Court will hold the first trial hearing on Monday for parties to sort out preliminary issues.

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