Police arrested fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen on Wednesday afternoon after searching his home on the Peak.
More than 10 police officers from the Commercial Crime Bureau visited Chan’s home at Mount Gough Road.
Discussing the police operation, a spokesman told SCMP.com: “Police officers have arrested a man, surnamed Chan, 50, in relation to falsification of documents.”
“They have also collected some documents and computers for further investigation,” the spokesman said, but he did not elaborate.
Earlier, local media reported that officers went to Chan’s home after he had lunched at the Aberdeen Marina Club.
On Tuesday, Chan lost his legal battle in the High Court for Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum’s HK$100 billion fortune. The saga had sparked a media sensation in Hong Kong. Chan had claimed to be Nina Wang’s lover and a will signed by her that left her fortune to him.
Mr. Justice Johnson Lam Man-hon said on Tuesday the will in Chan’s possession was a fake. He ruled in favour of a rival claim by Chinachem Charitable Foundation – run by Wang’s brother and sisters.
Central to Lam’s ruling was his finding that Wang’s purported signature on Chan’s will, and that of a witness, Winfield Wong Wing-cheung, were “highly skilled simulations”.
The handwriting expert Chan called to support his claim was unable to explain significant differences between some of the handwriting in the documents and samples from their purported authors.
After the judge’s ruling, Chan told reporters that the 2006 will was real. He said he would file an appeal.
Chan also said he was not worried about facing criminal charges.
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Fung shui master Tony Chan arrested
03 February 2010
Police arrested fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen on Wednesday afternoon after searching his home on the Peak.
More than 10 police officers from the Commercial Crime Bureau visited Chan’s home at Mount Gough Road.
Discussing the police operation, a spokesman told SCMP.com: “Police officers have arrested a man, surnamed Chan, 50, in relation to falsification of documents.”
“They have also collected some documents and computers for further investigation,” the spokesman said, but he did not elaborate.
Earlier, local media reported that officers went to Chan’s home after he had lunched at the Aberdeen Marina Club.
On Tuesday, Chan lost his legal battle in the High Court for Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum’s HK$100 billion fortune. The saga had sparked a media sensation in Hong Kong. Chan had claimed to be Nina Wang’s lover and a will signed by her that left her fortune to him.
Mr. Justice Johnson Lam Man-hon said on Tuesday the will in Chan’s possession was a fake. He ruled in favour of a rival claim by Chinachem Charitable Foundation – run by Wang’s brother and sisters.
Central to Lam’s ruling was his finding that Wang’s purported signature on Chan’s will, and that of a witness, Winfield Wong Wing-cheung, were “highly skilled simulations”.
The handwriting expert Chan called to support his claim was unable to explain significant differences between some of the handwriting in the documents and samples from their purported authors.
After the judge’s ruling, Chan told reporters that the 2006 will was real. He said he would file an appeal.
Chan also said he was not worried about facing criminal charges.
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