A Hong Kong court has convicted a yacht rental agent and another of conspiring to help the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed bid to flee the city after the socialite’s murder two years ago.
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Kowloon City Court on Monday found Lam Shun, 44, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, had entered into an agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for Alex Kwong Kong-chi after Choi’s dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house on February 24, 2023.
The two defendants were accused of planning the illegal boat journey under the guise of holding a junk party at sea after learning that an individual named “Alex” was urgently seeking to leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities.
The court heard the pair had discussed over the phone with a Macau resident identified as “Ivy”, who was not charged in the present case, about a boat rental request the latter made on behalf of her “friend” Alex.
Pun maintained she did not realise she was assisting Choi’s ex-husband as she initially thought Alex was the boyfriend of an influencer who was previously attacked on the street.
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Her counsel argued she had no intention to get involved once she sensed something was wrong and expressed doubts after the proposed rental fee had gone up from HK$30,000 (US$8,320) to HK$300,000.