Hong Kong hotel owner may be victim of murder on mainland, court told
But letter read out in court did not give further details on circumstances of Kimberley Hotel owner Lau Hei-wing’s death
A Hong Kong hotelier whose death was reported recently could have been a victim of murder, a court heard on Thursday.
A letter written by a solicitor firm was read out at the High Court, saying Lau Hei-wing, owner of Kimberley Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, was possibly “murdered [on the mainland] in the hands of those guarding him”.
The name of the party represented by the firm was not read out during the estate proceedings sought by his wife Liu Fangfei, a programme host at China Central Television. The court was also not given further details on the circumstances of his death, nor was it told how the speculation arose.
But Lau’s death certificate had been obtained, the court was told.
News of his death were reported in local press in April when he failed to attend a criminal trial. He was accused of defrauding the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) of HK$200 million in loans last November.