Hong Kong feng shui master sues twins for defamation over article he says cost him HK$35 million
Famous practitioner sues pair for defamation over piece that harmed his 'emotional state'
A feng shui master is suing two customers he says cost him HK$35 million by making false allegations about his services.
Szeto Six-chuen, better known as Szeto Fat-ching, is accusing brother and sister Fung Kwok-keung and Fung Mei-yee of providing defamatory information to Next Magazine for a story published on December 25, a High Court writ revealed.
Szeto, who famously gave evidence as a feng shui expert at a high-profile 2009 trial over the legacy of billionaire Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, claimed the report damaged his reputation.
"[Szeto]'s mental and emotional state was greatly affected by the publication," the writ says. "He was unable to focus on his work and had to consult a psychiatrist.
"[The pair] unlawfully interfered with [Szeto]'s economic interest, namely, [Szeto]'s contracts, sponsorships, and/or the obtainment of business."
Szeto claimed in the writ the siblings approached him in 2009 and asked him to cast life-threatening curses upon their brother and sister-in-law. But at Fung Mei-yee's insistence, he said he agreed to provide services to combat curses.