Abby Choi partner details hidden money ties in court
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
In Hong Kong’s High Court, Chris Tam Fong-chun testified that Abby Choi Tin-fung had first described her former in-laws as financially comfortable and independent, but later told him she had actually been supporting the Kwong family financially after a bitter parenting dispute in mid-2022. Tam said Choi feared her two children from her first marriage would be looked down on in their new home because of their background, which was why she had initially concealed the family’s reliance on her. He also told the court that he and Choi maintained a friendly front while trying to sell a HK$72 million flat in Kadooria, Ho Man Tin, that was registered in the name of Kwong’s father. Prosecutors say the proposed sale of that property was at the centre of the feud that led to Choi’s killing
Key Points
- Tam said Choi only revealed after a mid-2022 row over parenting that she had been financially supporting her former in-laws
- According to Tam, Choi had earlier portrayed the Kwong family as wealthy enough to avoid embarrassment for her two children
- Tam testified that he and Choi kept up a cordial facade while trying to recover assets through gradual, diplomatic means
- He admitted being “a bit sneaky” as the couple sought to sell the HK$72 million Kadooria flat in Ho Man Tin
- Alex Kwong Kong-chi, his father Kwong Kau, and brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit are jointly facing the murder trial
Why It Matters
Tam’s evidence gives the court a clearer picture of the financial and family tensions that prosecutors say lay behind one of Hong Kong’s most closely watched murder cases. For local readers, the testimony also shows how property ownership, family dependency and child arrangements became intertwined in a dispute now being tested in open court