bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Jasmine Siu

A University of Hong Kong professor on trial for murder had often argued with his wife before he killed her two years ago, their son testified in court on Wednesday.
But Scot Cheung, 28, also observed that it was his mother, Tina Chan Wai-man, 53, who usually initiated the arguments, even criticising his father Cheung Kie-chung, 56, in public and in the company of others, such as during meals with relatives.
“My father seldom scolded her back,” Scot told a High Court jury.
Defence counsel Graham Harris SC asked: “In all your time that you’ve known your father, have you ever, ever known him to use physical violence towards another person?”
“Never,” Scot testified in his father’s defence.
Hong Kong professor denies arguing with wife over HK$4 million cheque
The associate professor has admitted killing his wife in the early hours of August 17, 2018 and covering up her death until his arrest on August 28.
But he has pleaded not guilty to murder, presenting the defence of provocation and diminished responsibility based on his depression, which his lawyers said had substantially impaired his mental culpability for the killing.
Speaking in public for the first time about what happened in the family, the couple’s only son, now a government dentist, said arguments between his parents were a common occurrence, and observed that their conflicts had become more frequent and heated in recent years.
Some of these arguments were about minor issues, such as Cheung’s driving and the family’s choice of restaurant. Others were about the professor’s workload, with Scot recalling that his mother would complain about his father being too busy and not earning enough.
Scot also recalled his mother saying that the family depended on her investments to make ends meet or they would become “beggars”, a comment that left his father visibly angry and unhappy – though even then he would not talk back.
Hong Kong professor charged with murder cries in court recalling handling wife’s body
“How comfortable were you listening to these humiliating episodes?” Harris asked.
“I also felt it myself that it was unfair for my mother to talk like that, because my father’s income was not as bad as she said,” Scot replied.
Scot said he had a good relationship with both parents, describing his mother as a very passionate person who cared a lot about people, while agreeing that she was outspoken, strong-willed and insistent that things be done her way.
His father, meanwhile, was very friendly and polite, he said, as well as “very willing to help people” despite his busy schedule as a professor and a warden to Wei Lun Hall, the university dormitory where they lived.
“He likes to spend time with his students,” Scot continued. “If they come to seek help from my father, even very late at night, he would be willing to help.”

But Scot also noticed a change in his father since 2016, observing that he had bigger mood swings and a lower tolerance for “everything”, and appeared to be “very exhausted”, especially when he worked until very late at night.
“He would get angry and irritated more easily,” Scot added. “But he would not really scold people.”
His testimony came after prosecutors presented their case to the professor on his final day on the stand, accusing him of deliberately killing his wife because he was angry that she had deposited a HK$4 million cheque from him into her new bank account without his approval.
They also suggested that Cheung knew full well about Chan’s possession of two other cheques, in the sum of HK$6 million and HK$6.7 million, and that he was anxious that she might deposit them in future.
“The killing of your wife was just like you were doing one of your engineering experiments,” senior assistant director of public prosecutions Jonathan Man Tak-ho said. “You did the killing calmly. You knew full well what you were doing. You were in control of yourself.”
Cheung, however, disagreed with all of the above, adding: “I lost control.”
Dispute over orange juice sparked wife’s killing, Hong Kong professor tells court
The prosecutor also suggested that Cheung was not suffering from depression at the time of killing, to which the professor clarified: “I did not know I was depressed.”
Cheung added that he did not know his irritability and sluggishness at work were symptoms of depression, thinking they were the result of his heavy workload until he was seen by psychiatrists following his arrest.
Under re-examination, Harris revealed that the five properties Cheung held in joint tenancy with his wife were worth HK$16.681 million more than the amount the pair owed on their mortgage, without taking into account appreciation – a position the defence characterised as very healthy.
“You and your wife had no real financial problems,” the counsel continued.
“Correct,” Cheung replied.
The trial continues before Madam Justice Anthea Pang Po-kam on Thursday.


Hong Kong professor’s son testifies arguments between his parents were common before his mother’s killing, though his father was ‘never’ violent

Associate Professor Cheung Kie-chung is seen after his arrest for the 2018 killing of his wife. Photo: Handout

Police officers stands outside the Haking Wong Building at the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam. A staff member from the University of Hong Kong murdered his wife. The dead body was found at the Haking Wong Building at the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam. Professor Cheung Kie-chung is suspected of murdering his wife Chan Wai-man. 28AUG18 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

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While the arguments had become more frequent and heated, son testifies, they were often started by his mother, and his father rarely talked back
Son says he was on good terms with both parents, and that mother was passionate and caring, albeit insistent that things be done her way



While the arguments had become more frequent and heated, son testifies, they were often started by his mother, and his father rarely talked back.


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Hong Kong professor’s son testifies arguments between his parents were common before his mother’s killing, though his father was ‘never’ violent

While the arguments had become more frequent and heated, son testifies, they were often started by his mother, and his father rarely talked back Son says he was on good terms with both parents, and that mother was passionate and caring, albeit insistent that things be done her way

While the arguments had become more frequent and heated, son testifies, they were often started by his mother, and his father rarely talked back

Son says he was on good terms with both parents, and that mother was passionate and caring, albeit insistent that things be done her way