The Abby Choi murder trial resumed at the High Court, with Choi's partner Chris Tam testifying that the Tam family provided Choi with nearly $80 million, and that he witnessed Kwong Kau assaulting Choi. He recounted meeting Choi and developing mutual feelings at a gathering contacted by his former schoolmate Kwong Kwok-chi. Her ex-husband, former father-in-law and former brother-in-law are each charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a body.
Hong Kong police announced on Tuesday the arrest of 20 people in connection with a cross-border prostitution ring. The ring paid transport and accommodation costs for women from Southeast Asia, requiring them to first provide 30 to 45 sexual services free of charge to repay their travel expenses, after which half of their prostitution income had to be handed over to the ring.
A voltage dip occurred in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories in the afternoon. The Fire Services Department received a total of 178 reports of people trapped in lifts and 39 reports of fire alarm bells ringing, and all rescue and follow-up actions have been completed. CLP said a set of 400,000-volt power lines connecting Lai Chi Kok to Tsz Wan Shan recorded a brief voltage dip at about 1:09pm, during which power supply was not interrupted. Some customers may have seen lights dimming or flickering, and CLP is following up on the incident.
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Sham Shui Po Police District carried out an operation codenamed "Ling Yi" from last Saturday (the 10th) to yesterday (the 12th), targeting an organised transnational prostitution and money laundering syndicate active in Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan, arresting 20 people. Those arrested included 4 masterminds and core members of the syndicate, as well as 16 women suspected of prostitution. The syndicate was suspected of trafficking women from Thailand to Hong Kong for prostitution.
Community organisation Good Old Soil, supported by the Land Education Foundation, works with farmers, young people, restaurants, craftspeople and businesses in Lantau to build a local economy that can sustain itself after individual funding ends. The organisation was established in 2022 and opened a shop in Mui Wo. Many rural projects in Hong Kong receive funding but last only one to two years, ending when the money runs out.
The Abby Choi case resumed at the High Court on the 13th, with her partner Chris Tam and detective inspector Ko Yan-kei, who was responsible for contacting the victim's family, testifying. Chris Tam and Kwong Kong-chi were old schoolmates, and he developed a romance with Abby Choi after Kwong Kong-chi "went missing". Choi's ex-husband, former father-in-law and former brother-in-law are each charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a body.
HKIC announced its first full-time intern scheme, open to undergraduate or postgraduate students, with priority given to students at local tertiary institutions. Applications close on the 3rd of next month. The scheme starts in December and lasts 4 to 6 weeks. Successful applicants will be assigned to work in the Investment Department, Risk and Compliance Department or Legal Department, with a fixed monthly salary of $11,800.
The case of Abby Choi continued in the High Court. Detective Ko Yan-kei, the officer responsible for contacting the victim's family, testified and denied discussing case details with Cheung Yen-fa while she was giving evidence, saying he contacted her because the police needed to investigate new information. Ko reiterated that he could not discuss case details with Cheung but needed to contact her to notify her of matters such as attending court, and that the scope of their conversations would be limited. He also believed whether Cheung Yen-fa owned a property at Whampoa Garden was not the focus of the murder case.
Hong Kong actress Angela Yuen posted on Instagram calling for eradication of the film industry's "misogyny" culture, with the post receiving 46,000 likes. She recalled being subjected to verbal sexual harassment by reporters, directors and male colleagues, and having her cheek kissed without consent by a senior actor. Culture journalist Wong Wing-leung apologised for a "low-taste joke" made during an interview with Gamer Girls.
Deputy Magistrate Ng Sze-sze granted the defendant's application, adjourning the wage arrears case of defunct online media Channel C to 2 November for mention at Kwun Tong Magistracy. A representative of its operating company, Art Garden Media Production Limited, was prosecuted by the Labour Department for allegedly failing to pay wages to 3 employees within the due date, involving a total of $161,000. The defendant had earlier denied 5 summonses.
Hong Kong police have increased resources and manpower to investigate the disappearance of the ashes of late singer Anita Mui. Her family said at the weekend that the urn containing Mui's remains was found to have gone missing from Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island three months ago, and complained that the police investigation had made "no progress", causing "great pain".
TVB Best Actress Elaine Yiu responded to accusations from pest control organisation head Chan Ka-lok with 'not the truth'. Chan alleged that when she was volunteering while filming TVB's A Good Person in 2024, she arrived late and had a aloof attitude, leaving after two hours of filming and leaving 98 per cent of the remaining pest control work to him. Elaine Yiu quoted Lu Xun's poem 'Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; Head-bowed, I am willing to be a willing ox for the children' on social media, and posted his message from the time after filming, in which he publicly said he 'truly respects everyone in front of and behind the camera', countering that his statements were contradictory.
Animals Asia's Dr Dog and Professor Paws therapy dog scheme is fully booked until February 2027, with demand from schools, hospitals and elderly homes continuing to exceed the available visiting slots. The scheme operates with 1 staff member and 65 volunteers and their dogs, with volunteers bearing most of the cost of transporting the dogs and regularly visiting venues across Hong Kong. Karina said: "It would be impossible without the volunteers."
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (October 13) that red flags have been hoisted at Shek O Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island due to rough seas. Members of the public are advised not to swim there. The red flags indicate that swimming there is dangerous.