Fund for chop victim to pay for relocation
Money raised for chopping victim Shum Ho-yin can be used to move the seven-year-old and his grandmother into a new flat after all.
Tsuen Wan district councillor Sumly Chan Yuen-sum had said on Tuesday that any funds raised could only benefit Ho-yin, not other family members.
But the executive chairman of the Hong Kong Society for the Aged, Tik Chi-yuen, yesterday said Ho-yin's grandmother, Tse Wai-ching, 68, contacted one of two Chinese-language newspapers that set up funds for the boy and was told it would offer to buy new furniture and decorate a new flat.
He said another fund set up by the society would provide $4,000 a month for Ho-yin's living expenses.
Ms Tse had earlier feared that despite almost $1 million being raised for Ho-yin, she might not be able to afford moving into a new flat with him.
'I approached the fund-raisers earlier and they said the money could only be spent on Ho-yin and that the cost of moving out may not be covered,' she said.
'I want to buy new furniture as I am afraid that moving large amounts of furniture to my new flat might arouse press attention to trace my address,' she said, adding that she also wanted to replace her old furniture, which was more than 30 years old.
'I just want my grandson to be a happy boy and we can live in peace and quiet ever after.'
It was revealed on Monday that Ms Tse would take care of Ho-yin, whose stepmother, Hung Man-yee, was arrested in connection with last month's Tsuen Wan attack - which police said was related to a family dispute - by two chopper-wielding men.
Ms Tse said she wanted all funds set up for Ho-yin to be grouped and overseen by a creditable organisation.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Society for the Aged said it would be happy to help supervise use of the fund.
