Ex-fortune teller jailed for forging will in Hong Kong


  • World
  • Friday, 05 Jul 2013

Former feng shui practitioner Peter Chan Chun-chuen(2nd-R), formerly known as Tony Chan, arrives at the Supreme Court in Hong Kong July 4, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG: A "charlatan" who claimed to be the lover of a late Hong Kong billionaire was jailed on Friday for 12 years after a court convicted him of forging her will in a bid to steal her fortune.

Bartender-turned-feng shui master Tony Chan had claimed to be the sole beneficiary of Nina Wang's US$13 billion estate, which she inherited after the kidnapping and disappearance of her property mogul husband.

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