Throwing good money after bad: man suspected of playing role in cash hurled off Hong Kong building gives HK$92,000 to restaurant that feeds the poor
- Wong Ching-kit was bailed early on Tuesday in connection with Saturday’s stunt
- Cryptocurrency entrepreneur donates cash to Pei Ho Counterparts Restaurant
The 24-year-old suspected of being behind the stunt that saw at least HK$6,000 in cash thrown from the top of a building in Hong Kong’s poorest district was back again on Tuesday – this time giving away nearly HK$100,000.
Wong Ching-kit, known online as “Coin Young Master” for his cryptocurrency business, was granted police bail in the early hours of Tuesday in connection with Saturday’s stunt.
Not long after, he announced on Facebook that he would make a donation to the Sham Shui Po restaurant known for giving away free lunches to the poor.
Streets around the Pei Ho Counterparts Restaurant were packed with journalists and curious passers-by as Wong arrived at 2pm, while dozens of police officers were deployed to maintain order.
Wong donated HK$92,000 to the restaurant for the caterer to provide more than 3,800 free meal boxes to people in need after a private 15-minute meeting with the owner, Chan Cheuk-ming, who is also known as Ming Gor.