Cheung Yin-fa continues cross-examination in Abby Choi murder hearing

At the High Court hearing on Abby Choi's murder case, Choi's mother Cheung Yin-fa continued to be cross-examined by the defence.

She admitted to owing Alex Kwong, Choi's ex-husband, some 150,000 dollars and rejected the defence's claims about Kwong having always agreed to the sale of the Kadoorie Hill residence.

The three defendants -- Abby Choi's ex-husband Alex Kwong, his father Kwong Kau and brother Anthony Kwong, are facing charges of murder and preventing the lawful burial of a body.

This as Alex Kwong's representative Andrew Raffell cross-examined Choi's mother Cheung Yin-fa during the High Court hearing earlier today.

Raffell first questioned the relationship between Kwong and Cheung, and asked if Kwong had ever been violent with her daughter.

Cheung said the Kwong was usually not abusive physically.

Raffell then asked if Kwong ever threatened Choi with violence, to which Cheung said the pair had arguments over the issue of selling the Kadoorie Hill residence in the middle of 2022.

When asked if Kwong had not objected to the sale, Cheung noted Kwong initially rejected the idea, but changed his stance after facing legal pressure.

He subsequently brought his father Kwong Kau to sign the relevant letter of authorisation in November the same year.

The defence then cited text records between Cheung and Choi between October 2022 and January 2023, in which Cheung indicated she owed Alex Kwong 150,000 dollars.

When asked why she owed Kwong money, Cheung said the latter helped her to purchase certain items, and that she was simply trying to repay him.

The defence also questioned Cheung about a 370,370-dollar transfer involving Kwong and whether the money pertains to Cheung repaying her gambling debts.

Raffell also suspected Cheung was unaware of Kwong's business situation in the mainland, noting that she provided testimonies that suited the prosecution's narrative.

Cheung denied the claim, adding that she witnessed Kwong was spending money recklessly in the mainland and was not involved in any serious business.

She admitted to partaking in regular mahjong sessions during which she would win or lose up to 100,000 dollars each game.

But she stressed Kwong admitted to not making any money in the mainland.

The prosecution later summoned a police officer who testified that Cheung's car was splashed with red paint in February owing to debt disputes.