Chau Kiet Luan and a series of A-list stars related to the Thai Thien Phuong case, the dark side of Hong Kong is exposed

On the afternoon of March 2, the police took a new step in investigating the case of model Thai Thien Phuong when they arrested a sixth suspect - a 41-year-old man, surnamed Lin, the victim's ex-husband.

The sixth suspect is working for a yacht charter company in Sheung Wan. He is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars to support the ex-husband of the victim who escaped by water before the suspect was arrested by police at the port.

On the sixth suspect's personal page, Lin introduced himself as a freelance photographer, occasionally posting photos of yachts and beach trips. Notably, Lin once showed close photos with many famous stars, including Chau Kiet Luan, Co Thien Lac, La Chi Tuong, ...

Up to now, a total of 6 suspects have been arrested in the case of Thai Thien Phuong. The identities of the suspects have been announced as Quang Cau (65 years old, retired police officer, ex-father-in-law of the victim), Quang Cang Kiet (31 years old, driver, brother-in-law of the victim), Quang Cang Tri ( English name: Alex Kwong, 28 years old, unemployed, ex-husband of victim), Ly Thuy Huong (63 years old, retired, ex-victim's mother-in-law). The first instance trial on February 27 was adjourned to May 8, so that the police could continue to seize more evidence.

The fifth suspect, Wu (47 years old, ex-father-in-law's mistress) was released on bail for investigation and had to report to the police at the end of March. The sixth suspect is Lin (41 years old, ex-girlfriend of the victim's ex-husband). ) is receiving police investigation.

The cause of the 28-year-old Hong Kong model's harm is said to be related to the luxury apartment she bought in the name of her ex-father-in-law.

When Abby Choi planned to sell the nearly 170 square meter apartment for more than 70 million Hong Kong dollars ($8.9 million) at the end of 2019, the ex-husband's family objected.

To the shock of the locals, who allegedly used a traditional Cantonese slow-cooking soup recipe to destroy Abby Choi.

According to Bloomberg, the death of the ill-fated female model shows the dark side of the Hong Kong real estate market.

The Hong Kong property market is one of the most expensive to trade if you are a foreigner or a second home buyer.

It is worth noting the different tax rates that the Hong Kong government charges on real estate. In 2016, in an effort to curb skyrocketing house prices, Hong Kong raised the registration tax for non-first-time homebuyers to 15% and imposed a tax on the rest at 4.25%.

With a tax bill worth more than 7 million Hong Kong dollars (about 891,000 USD), Abby Choi - who has another luxury apartment in Hong Kong - let her ex-father-in-law act as the official owner of the apartment. This apartment is nearly 170m2. And it seems that trust has been misplaced.

The 15% registration tax does not at all affect the extremely wealthy in Hong Kong. After the global financial crisis, those looking to save for retirement found they had few options. Deposit interest rates of banks are too low, while the stock market does not have a healthy upward trend like elsewhere.

Meanwhile, homeowners in Hong Kong looking to invest in real estate balked at the exorbitant 15% tax rate. The alternative is to have a cousin or close friend live in the home and that opens up the possibility of conflict or abuse later on.

Thus, the tragic outcome of Abby Choi raises the question of whether the high registration tax on second homes - a policy that has been in place for more than six years - needs reconsideration.

The speculative frenzy is gone. After 13 years of capital raising, house prices in Hong Kong fell 15.6% last year. Meanwhile, with the dual effects of rising interest rates and a wave of people's migration, the outlook for this year remains unclear. This is said to explain the fact that Abby Choi wants to sell the 170m2 apartment bought at the end of 2019 as an investment and the female model simply wants to cut losses.

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