More than three years after the remains of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi were discovered cooked in a soup pot, her ex-husband is finally set to stand trial for her murder. Alex Kwong will appear before a jury alongside his brother and father, all three of whom have been charged in connection with her death.
Background on Abby Choi’s murder
Choi was reported missing on February 21, 2023, last seen entering a car driven by her hired driver, Anthony Kwong, who was also her former brother-in-law. Three days later, her dismembered body was discovered in a rural area outside Hong Kong. She was 28 at the time of her death.
According to an ABC News report from that period, police said some of her remains were found in a large cooking pot, having been boiled along with vegetables, while other body parts were discovered stored in a refrigerator.
The gruesome nature of the murder shocked Hong Kong’s elite social scene, where Choi was a well-known figure among celebrities and business figures.
Who was Abby Choi?
Choi was a well-known Hong Kong influencer and socialite, and mother to four children, two from her marriage to Alex Kwong, who now faces trial for her murder.
A familiar presence in Hong Kong high society, Choi was a close friend of actor Aaron Kwok and his wife, Moka Fang, and was frequently seen at Paris Fashion Week and featured in society publications.
She married Alex Kwong at 18, and the couple divorced after three years, having had two children together. She later entered a relationship with Chris Tam Fong-Chun, from a prominent business family, with whom she had two more children.
Suspects go on trial
This week, Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong goes on trial for her murder, alongside his brother Anthony Kwong and father Kwong Kau, a former police officer. The trial is expected to run for 45 days, according to CNN.
Anthony Kwong, who had been working as Choi’s driver, was arrested the day after her remains were found in 2023, along with her former in-laws. Alex Kwong was apprehended following a citywide manhunt, after police said he attempted to flee by sea.
The trial is expected to bring to light previously undisclosed details of the case, including a possible motive behind Choi’s murder.
