Tony Chan embraces Christianity, rejects fung shui and is now Peter
Weeks before appearing in court to face forgery charges, former self-styled fung shui master Chan Chun-chuen has renounced geomancy for Christianity. Chan was baptised at the Crossroad Community Baptist Church in Tsing Yi on Tuesday, after changing his name from Tony to Peter to symbolise a new life.
Weeks before appearing in court to face forgery charges, former self-styled fung shui master Chan Chun-chuen has renounced geomancy for Christianity.
Chan was baptised at the Crossroad Community Baptist Church in Tsing Yi on Tuesday, after changing his name from Tony to Peter to symbolise a new life.
"This is the happiest day in my life," Chan told a radio host. "It felt like getting married, and I could tell everyone that I am a Christian."
This is the happiest day in my life. It felt like getting married, and I could tell everyone that I am a Christian
He also turned his back on geomancy, describing it as the work of the devil.
Charged with forgery over a purported will that he said left him the entire fortune of billionaire Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, Chan said he was not afraid of going to jail: "Since I have received the greatest salvation … other things don't matter to me any more."
He will stand trial on April 22 while also facing claims of more than HK$430 million in unpaid taxes and legal costs.
Chan told Commercial Radio yesterday that the turning point came in March last year, when his Christian driver Henry Tam quit and gave him a Bible.
"When I held on to that Bible, I felt like paralysed … and warmth in my heart … so I asked Henry, 'can I have a meeting with a pastor?'" Chan said.