Lee Hsien Yang, estranged brother of Singapore PM, seen at Hong Kong airport
Sources say he is only here with his wife ‘for a few days’, despite speculation over his plans to relocate amid family row
Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, flew to Hong Kong over the weekend as a highly publicised family feud between the siblings continues to unfold in the city state.
Lee Hsien Yang and wife, Lim Suet Fern, boarded a Cathay Pacific flight and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday.
The purpose of their visit is unknown, but when approached by reporters, Lee, a former chief of the nation’s telecommunications giant Singtel, only said that he was “visiting friends”, according to online media outlet HK01.
His wife, Lim, is a top corporate lawyer and a partner at international law firm Morgan Lewis Stamford, which has offices in Hong Kong.
According to a source, the couple will be in the city for “a few days” for private matters, but there was no indication that they planned to move here, and Lim visited Hong Kong regularly.
The trip was made amid the drama over a row between the three children of Singapore’s revered patriarch Lee Kuan Yew, with Lee Hsien Yang indicating he might go into self-exile.