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Hong Kong IT analyst charged with murdering wife at their flat

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

A Hong Kong IT analyst has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing his wife in a flat at a private residential estate two days ago. Wong Chi-kwong, 51, was brought to Eastern Court for the first time on Friday to face a count of murder. Police arrested him on Wednesday after his wife, 53-year-old Wong Yuk-ting, was found dead in a flat in block 2 of Heng Fa Chuen estate in Chai Wan. The defendant appeared composed in the dock when the murder charge against him was read out. He...

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