Anthony Kwong admits to making up story to mitigate his situation

The hearing on Abby Choi's murder case continues at the High Court.

In his ongoing testimony, Choi's ex-brother-in-law Anthony Kwong admitted to conspiring with his brother and Choi's ex-husband Alex Kwong to fabricate a statement while they were detained, in hopes of diminishing their criminal responsibilities.

Day 37 of the trial -- with Choi's ex-brother-in-law Anthony Kwong continuing to take the stand.

Anthony Kwong noted on February 21, 2023 -- the day of Choi's death -- his father Kwong Kau moved the plastic box containing Choi inside the bedroom of the Lung Mei Village unit.

At the time, Anthony Kwong was cleaning the shower base in the residence, during which he said another plastic box and two knives were covered in blood.

Anthony Kwong then saw his father carry a bucket while walking in between the bedroom and kitchen, at which point he heard sounds of something being cut with a knife.

He recalled staying in the toilet and crying the whole night.

On 9pm the following day, Anthony Kwong revisited Lung Mei Village, claiming he was cleaning the washroom again like the previous night.

He said he never saw Choi's dismembered head or limbs, but noticed something was being boiled in two pots in the kitchen.

On the morning of February 23, Anthony Kwong followed Kwong Kau's instructions and destroyed Choi's identity card and credit cards.

He further said he went to the Lung Mei Village unit's kitchen, where he saw leftover soup ingredients, carrots, what looked like pork bones as well as cloth and tissues covered in blood.

Anthony Kwong was later questioned by Alex Kwong's representative, during which he mentioned the tension between his father and Choi pertained to her children and not the Kadoorie Hill residence.

He added Choi remained intimate with Alex Kwong even after their divorce, believing the pair "never truly separated."

Alex Kwong's representative then presented a letter to the jury that was sent from Anthony Kwong to Alex Kwong while they were detained.

The letter mentioned a seven-seater arriving at a parking lot in Tai Mei Tuk, after which the two brothers got off the car in order to allow Kwong Kau to board the vehicle to "chat with Choi alone."

After around five to six minutes, the vehicle's door was opened during which the brothers saw Choi lying on the floor bleeding and without any signs of life.

Alex Kwong's representative then voiced his suspicion about the letter's contents contradicting Anthony Kwong's testimony.

Anthony Kwong said parts of the content in the letter were false, saying he made up a portion of the story one and a half years ago.

He stressed he had no legal representative at the time, and believed the story could help mitigate the situation.

Alex Kwong's representative further questioned Anthony Kwong about the detailed descriptions in the letter, asking if they are true, to which the latter said "while they are detailed, it doesn't mean it's true".