Hong Kong duo accused of aiding Abby Choi’s ex had ‘no intention to get involved’

Two defendants accused of helping the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed attempt to flee Hong Kong have denied receiving payment or entering into any agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for the murder suspect.

Kowloon City Court heard the closing submissions from the defence lawyers of Lam Shun, 43, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, on Wednesday, with the two defendants insisting they did not aid murder suspect Alex Kwong Kong-chi in his escape attempt on February 25, 2023, one day after Choi’s dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house.

Shun and Pun were charged with a joint count of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, along with an individual identified as Ivy, who allegedly sent them a boat rental request on behalf of a “friend” named Alex.

Ivy is not a defendant in this trial.

Court evidence showed that Ivy had asked Pun for Lam’s contact details to arrange boats to Macau to take a friend looking to urgently leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities.