HANG Seng Bank chairman's son, George Lee Wing-chi, has been charged again with theft and will stand trial in May for allegedly stealing chocolates from a shop last Thursday.
Lee, 43, is accused of stealing four boxes of chocolates and a doll from Mannings at 88 Queen's Road Central on February 3 while on bail for four outstanding similar charges.
The Crown alleges that the stolen items were worth a total of $514.70.
This is the third time Lee has been arrested since he was granted bail for the first two theft charges he faced last October.
Lee, the owner of a shares and investment company, pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft.
His counsel, Charles Ching QC, asked Western Court to try the present case with the outstanding consolidated case on March 18.
But prosecutor Thomas Chan objected to the application.