‘Sister House’ Gong Aiai stands trial in Shaanxi for forgery
Prosecutors tell court ex-Shaanxi bank official illegally acquired four extra residence permits to allow her to purchase dozens of properties
A deputy bank chief who gained nationwide notoriety after accusations she had purchased dozens of properties using different identities stood trial for forgery yesterday in Yulin city, Shaanxi province.
Gong Aiai , who was derisively dubbed "Sister House" by mainland internet users, denied the charge of "forging official documents and stamps" during proceedings at the Jingbian County People's Court.
Police evidence showed that Gong, the former deputy chief of Shenmu Rural Commercial Bank, owned more than 40 properties in Beijing for a total contract price of 395 million yuan (HK$498 million), including 26 shops and seven flats.
The properties had a total area of 10,543 square metres, almost 1.5 times the size of a football pitch. Gong also allegedly owned at least two flats in Shaanxi's Shenmu county.
Prosecutors said that Gong, who is registered as a permanent resident of Shenmu county, purchased two hukou urban residence permits - one for herself and one for her daughter - for 300,000 yuan (HK$379,000) in 2005 when she bought a flat in Beijing, and managed to obtain another two ID cards under the names of Gong Xianxia and Gong Aiai in 2007 and 2009.
Each mainlander is only allowed to have one hukou with a unique ID number.