Briefs, February 24, 2013

The 43-year-old boyfriend of a woman found dead beneath a Cotai Water Jet ferry has been arrested for murder. The 37-year-old woman's naked body was found half sucked into the vessel's engine near Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter eight days ago.

Chen Meihuan, ex-girlfriend of casino operator Ng Man-sun, is being sued over a cheque she wrote for HK$20 million that bounced last September. Mainlander Du Huizhen says in a High Court writ that Chen owes her the money.