‘Mrs Ho’ says she won’t register Hong Kong husband as co-tenant amid rental controversy
- Mainland Chinese internet personality dismisses warnings from authorities to avoid ‘obstructing’ ‘Mr Ho’ from recovering joint account money
Hong Kong internet sensation “Mrs Ho” has said she will not register her husband as a household member in her public rental flat despite authorities’ warning that the property could be reclaimed if the couple continues living together.
The 43-year-old mainland Chinese woman, who has become the talk of the town in recent months due to her whirlwind romance and marriage with her 76-year-old Hong Kong husband, on Wednesday said he had stopped staying in her flat last Friday.
“I will not add my husband’s name to the tenancy agreement for sure. It will obstruct him from getting back his money,” Mrs Ho said in a live stream.
Local media had previously reported that a HK$4.5 million (US$578,000) joint account held by Mr Ho and his daughter was emptied out when the latter learned she had a new stepmother.
“Everyone wants me to add my husband’s name [to the tenancy agreement] so he won’t be able to take back the money. There will be conflict if he wants the money back,” she said, without mentioning a sum in her live stream.
According to housing policy, a two-person household living in a public rental flat will be evicted if they have assets worth more than HK$1.98 million.
Mrs Ho said on Wednesday she had had a discussion with housing authorities last Friday, and that she had crossed the border to Shenzhen with her husband to spend a night.