Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt
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Slain Hong Kong socialite’s partner says he refused to repay gambling loan, expecting lender to fold, and her ex-father-in-law got no reward for his help
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Brian Wong Published: 3:46pm, 15 Oct 2026 Updated: 4:46pm, 15 Oct 2026
Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner has acknowledged that her former father-in-law helped resolve a dispute over his HK$5 million (US$641,025) gambling debt but maintained he was not obliged to repay it because he believed the company he owed would fold.
Chris Tam Fong-chun told the High Court on Thursday that he had refused to repay a loan he took out while gambling at a casino run by Suncity Group in August 2021, saying he thought it would be foolish to pay a company that was about to cease operations.
Once Macau’s largest junket operator, the company ended its travel business after its founder, Alvin Chau Cheok-wa, was arrested on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering.
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