Chan wife to tell of steamy suspicions
Patsy Moy
May 29, 2009
The Standard
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=82772&sid=24030630&con_type=1
Massages at HK$500,000 a session, late-night dalliances, a woman’s intuition, and the rags- to-riches story of a couple initially in love are expected to titillate those lucky enough to get a seat in court when the battle for the fortune of Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum resumes on Monday.
The wife of fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen, who claims a 2006 will leaves everything to him, is expected to testify she had suspected Chan was having an affair with Wang shortly after she married him on March 2, 1993.
Tam Miu-ching is expected to admit she knew her husband was providing “special massage services” to Wang at the head office of Chinachem, a source told Sing Tao Daily, sister newspaper of The Standard.
Tam is also expected to say she became suspicious when her husband stayed out all night, before returning home early the next morning.
According to the source, Tam had repeatedly questioned her husband, but he refused to say much. Chan later admitted he was providing a massage service to Wang.
Chan, 49, also tried to pacify Tam at first by saying Wang was already 55 and too old to have a love affair, the source said.
However, it was her husband’s sudden wealth that raised alarm bells with Tam, as she and Chan and their children moved from a public housing estate in Lam Tin to a private 700-square-foot flat in Sha Tin, where they were able to hire a domestic helper.
At times, Tam checked on Chan’s mobile phone calls, and on occasion came across photos he had taken with Wang.
Tam is also expected to tell the judge she had considered hiring a private detective, but decided instead to confront him directly.
According to the source, Chan admitted his affair with Wang, who also provided him with financial support – his massage fee rising from HK$50,000 a time to HK$500,000.
Chan is alleged to have told his wife he and Wang had an intimate relationship, after which Tam chose to keep quiet and devote herself to raising their three children.
The other party in the probate trial is the Chinachem Charitable Foundation, run by Wang siblings. It bases its claim on a 2002 will that has not been disputed.
Wang died on April 3, 2007, aged 69.
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