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2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

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

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2026-10-10 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

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

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2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

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

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2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

Court hears in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flat

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2026-10-05 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

Abby Choi’s mother tells court former in-laws lived off socialite’s family wealth

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2026-09-20 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

Murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s former relatives to begin

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2026-08-31 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The Environmental Protection Department said it would review the judgment to decide whether to appeal further, adding that an announcement would be made “at the appropriate time”. assertive

2026-09-09 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The verdict came at the direction of the presiding judge, who concluded that the charges could not be legally established. assertive

2026-09-14 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction Sei Chun-hing, 39, set to become first elected officer to face imprisonment for a criminal offence since ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul in 2021 A Hong Kong court has remanded a district councillor in custody pending sentence after convicting him of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago, rejecting his claim that the allegation was politically motivated. mixed

2026-09-20 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. assertive

2026-09-23 · South China Morning Post

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

2026-09-24 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Actress accused of breaching contract by dyeing her hair without consent and accepting outside engagements Former Hong Kong television actress Leila Tong Ning has been sued for allegedly breaching her management contract by abandoning her professional duties while suffering from depression and dyeing her hair without her agency’s consent. The High Court writ, filed by agency Tenjinmura Ongaku Limited, also accuses the 44-year-old former Television Broadcasts (TVB) artist of “coercive conduct” and accepting commercial engagements without the company’s approval after their relationship broke down in May 2024. mixed

2026-09-28 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. mixed

2026-09-29 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The case will be heard again on November 25. mixed

2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. speculative

2026-10-09 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. assertive

2026-10-13 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. mixed

2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

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

2026-10-15 · South China Morning Post

🔮 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. assertive