Scandals and Disasters of Hong Kong by Frena Bloomfield

It ’ s the third time he’s left his own projects.

This September, he unexpectedly left his latest dining venture – four restaurants with ZS Hospitality on Lyndhurst Terrace. In 2008, his then business partner JJH Company Ltd alleged he ’ d misused cash for personal spending. This self-proclaimed celebrity chef has upset more than a few people over the past decade. It was renamed Forest Nursing Home this summer. Reports claimed that some residents were left naked on the roof, waiting for a shower and hit, among other harsh instances. Last year, Cambridge Nursing Home in Tai Po was exposed by a newspaper as allegedly cruelly mistreating its elderly residents. Last year, residents in public housing in Kowloon City were found to have high amounts of lead in their supplies and many were recorded with unhealthy traces in their blood. It was claimed there was a kiss, a comment about ‘piercing eyes’ and some ‘standing too close’ to said girl. Last year, married Australian politican Jamie Briggs’ evening there proved to be particularly memorable as it led to his resignation after some ‘inappropriate advances’ he allegedly made towards a female civil servant. Many boozers have had a memorable night at LKF bar Stormies. Cue one of the most expensive public investigations in our city at the time. MacLennan had been fired from his position in late 1978 due to claims he was homosexual, which was cetrainly taboo back then. Though ruled as suicide, speculation about the location of the bullets led many to suspect murder. In 1980, police officer John MacLennan was found dead with five bullets to the chest. Daddy later apparently said ‘it’s her life’. Gigi addressed her father in an open letter in a newspaper, asking him to accept her female partner, Sean Eav. She was silent on the issue for more than a decade until the pictures were leaked and published in a magazine in 2002.īillionaire Cecil Chao refused to accept his daughter Gigi’s sexual orientation in 2012 and offered millions of bucks to any man who could convince her to marry him. Topless photos, it’s claimed, were taken of her when she was allegedly abducted by triads during the making of 1990 movie Days of Being Wild. Hmm.Īctress Carina Lau was at the centre of a huge scandal in the 90s. Chen apologised and, seven years later, claimed it was an accident but he ‘wouldn’t change a thing’. Reputations were ruined and the gossip mill was unrelenting. In 2008, private snaps of the actor and singer in bed with Hong Kong female celebrities like Cecilia Cheung and Gillian Chung were leaked on the internet. When you think of scandals in Hong Kong, one incident immediately springs to mind – Edison Chen and those photos. These are the 10 biggest Hong Kong scandals that have got the city talking over the years:

Let's be honest, we all love a good bit of tabloid fodder. And Hong Kong's seen more than its fair share – not that we're complaining.

Scandals and Disasters of Hong Kong by Frena Bloomfield