Hong Kong News

Nonpartisan, Noncommercial, unconstrained.
Thursday, Mar 30, 2023

Yet another suicide pact sees couple die

Yet another suicide pact sees couple die

A financially troubled couple running a renovation company died in a suicide pact at a Ta Kwu Ling village house yesterday.
Their bodies were discovered after a friend was first alerted by a message in which they hinted unhappiness due to financial problems and went to check on them around 11am.

No one answered the door, so he reported to the police.

Firemen broke into the house and found the wooden door taped shut and a man and a woman laying in bed with burned charcoal beside them.

Police officers found a suicide note in the house and classified the case as "dead bodies found."

The couple were 47-year-old Dick Wong Hon-chau and his 49-year-old girlfriend Enda Lee Man-wah, a source said.

A neighbor said they had been together for a long time.

They run a renovation company and undertook work from nearby housing estates and village houses.

Another friend said they moved to Ta Kwu Ling six months ago.

He said Wong was a hardworking man who had no bad habits and was quite cheerful.

Although Lee had suffered from cancer, she had recovered and was in good spirits, he added.

Wu, a neighbor, said Wong had helped with his rooftop leakage and that he was an honest and responsible businessman.

"I really didn't expect this to happen, I talked to him when he moved in, and he was putting posters up around the village looking for customers," he said.

In a separate case, police have arrested the Filipino driver of a wealthy couple for assisting them in their suicide attempt, after a man with terminal pancreatic cancer and his wife burned charcoal and took drugs in their car earlier in the week.

The man died and his wife remains in a critical condition.

According to sources, the 66-year-old husband, Ng, was an executive director of two listed companies in Hong Kong and Singapore many years ago.

He lived with his 62-year-old wife, Kwong, on Tregunter Path, Mid-Levels, and hired the 48-year-old Filipino driver.

On Monday morning, Ng fell unconscious, but his wife asked the driver to carry him to the car instead of seeking medical help.

Kwong then asked the driver to drive them to a car park on South Bay Road before telling him to leave.

When the driver, who became suspicious, returned and found the couple unconscious in the car, he extinguished the charcoal and informed their nephew to call the police.

Officers have classified the case as a suicide pact and aiding or abetting suicide.
Newsletter

Related Articles

Hong Kong News
Close
0:00
0:00
Tsai Ing-wen received a "warm welcome" from the Chinese people in the US.
EU's von der Leyen: "We know this is an era where we rely on one single supplier. China. 98% of our rare earth supply."
China and Brazil have signed a new deal that will allow them to trade in their own currencies, bypassing the US dollar as an intermediary
Elon Musk and Others Call for Pause on A.I., Citing ‘Profound Risks to Society’
“We've had evidence prior to the pandemic that masks were largely ineffective at preventing community transmission of influenza “
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz:
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz rejects being labeled a "billionaire"
Jamie Dimon is being deposed over JPMorgan Chase role in Epstein lawsuits
Brand new security footage has just been released to the public showing the Active shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale drove to Covenant Church School in her Honda Fit this morning, parked, and shot her way into the building
Social Media censoring users for saying the true
Smart Iranian fashion designer teaching dummy TV anchors lesson about reality
AMERICA, 2023
U.S. charges FTX's Bankman-Fried with paying $40 million bribe
Fallen 'Crypto King' Who Owes Millions to Investors Was Kidnapped and Tortured
Regulators blame social media for SVB's rapid collapse: 'Complete game changer'
AOC explains why she opposes banning TikTok
Singapore’s Prime Minister says China and US need to stabilize relations because world can't afford a confict between the two superpowers
In a dramatic U-turn against His Government: Judicial Reform Legislation Must Be Halted, Says Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel Corporation, died at 94
Powell: Silicon Valley Bank was an 'outlier'
Bordeaux town hall set on fire in France pro democracy protest
Police violence in Paris
Paris: Some of the police are stepping down and showing solidarity with the protesters.
Donald Trump arrested – Twitter goes wild with doctored pictures
NYPD is setting up barricades outside Manhattan Criminal Court ahead of Trump arrest.
Credit Suisse's Scandalous History Resulted in an Obvious Collapse - It's time for regulators who fail to do their job to be held accountable and serve as an example by being behind bars.
Goldman Sachs cuts outlook for European bank debt over Credit Suisse crisis
Paris Rioting vs Macron anti democratic law
'Sexual Fantasy' Assignment At US School Outrages Parents
The US government has charged Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with leading a $1 billion fraud scheme that cheated thousands of followers out of their money.
Credit Suisse to borrow $54 billion from Swiss central bank
The BBC problem about China
Russian Hackers Preparing New Cyber Assault Against Ukraine
"Will Fly Wherever International Law Allows": US Warns Russia After Drone Incident
If this was in Tehran, Moscow or Hong Kong
Announcing GPT-4
TRUMP: "Standing before you today, I am the only candidate who can make this promise: I will prevent World War III."
China is calling out the US, UK, and Australia on their submarine pact, claiming they are going further down a dangerous road
A brief banking situation report
We are witnessing widespread bank fails and the president just gave a 5 min speech then walked off camera.
Donald Trump's asked by Tucker Carlson question on if the U.S. should support regime change in Russia?.
'No relation to the American SVB': India's SVC Bank acts to calm depositors amid brand name confusion.
Good news: The U.S. government is now guaranteeing all deposits, held by, Silicon Valley Bank, and the funds are available as of today
Silicon Valley Bank exec was Lehman Brothers CFO
In a potential last-ditch effort, HSBC is considering a rescue deal to save Silicon Valley Bank UK from insolvency
Saudi Arabia has announced a major breakthrough in diplomacy with Iran after two years of intense talks
Elon Musk Is Planning To Build A Town In Texas For His Employees
The Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse effect is spreading around the world, affecting startup companies across the globe
City officials in Berlin announced on Thursday that all swimmers at public pools will soon be allowed to swim topless
Fitness scam
×