Man gets seven days in jail for throwing glass bottles at Hong Kong residence of gaming tycoon Stanley Ho’s daughter Laurinda
- Cui Yanqi came to Hong Kong just to meet gaming tycoon Stanley Ho’s daughter Laurinda
- He threw glass bottles at the woman’s residence and caused damage worth HK$11,000
An unemployed man, who threw glass bottles at the residence of gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s daughter Laurinda Ho Chiu-lin to get her attention, was jailed for seven days by a Hong Kong court on Friday.
The Eastern Court heard Cui Yanqi, 28, came to Hong Kong from the mainland with the purpose of meeting the young heiress.
He visited her residence at Black’s Link in Happy Valley, after entering Hong Kong via a two-way permit on Tuesday.
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Laurinda Ho’s Nepali security guard first spotted the Henan native at around 1.20am on Thursday. The guard then kept watch on Cui through a surveillance camera as he was roaming around suspiciously outside the property.
Ten minutes later, Cui was seen throwing a glass bottle through the rear gate, which landed on a glass panel forming a car park shelter and damaged it.
At around 2am, he threw another bottle through the main gate, damaging a plastic film.
The repairs will cost HK$11,000 (US$1,400).
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Upon arrest, Cui claimed that he came to Hong Kong to meet Laurinda Ho and threw the glass bottles to attract her attention.
Prosecutors demanded Cui compensate his victim after he pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage.
But his defence lawyer revealed he could not afford to compensate Ho because he had only HK$400 on him.
Magistrate Lam Tsz-kan then sentenced Cui to seven days in prison.
