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.
Cheung Yin-fa told the High Court on Thursday that her daughter had given Kwong Kau a monthly allowance of HK$20,000 (US$2,548) and paid more than HK$200,000 towards his medical expenses when he was seriously ill.
She appeared emotional when defence counsel suggested that Kwong, a former police sergeant, could afford luxury items because he had made money from business activities since retiring from the force.
“This is definitely impossible … He couldn’t even afford his meals; how could he spend HK$6 million to HK$7 million for a Rolls-Royce?” Cheung said on the fourth day of her testimony.