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Wang Fuk Court resident finds charred HK$100,000 inheritance after opening safe

Two victims of the Wang Fuk Court inferno dug through the ashes of their home, only to each discover about HK$100,000 (US$12,800) in charred banknotes, just two of many such finds as residents returned to the fire-damaged Hong Kong estate on Thursday. On the same day, several local storage companies offered free services to affected residents as a show of compassion and solidarity. Thursday marked the second day that residents of Tai Po’s Wang Tai House, one of the seven blocks severely damaged...

SC seeks govt. response on plea challenging Shariat inheritance as discriminatory to women

The petition said Muslim women remain the only substantial class of women in the country who have been denied equal inheritance rights

Dying Chinese man, 61, leaves US$43 million fortune to young wife, enrages ex-wife’s family

A terminally ill Chinese man left 300 million yuan (US$43 million) to his wife who is 28 years younger than him, causing a dispute with his ex-wife’s family. The 61-year-old from the southern Chinese island of Hainan, surnamed Hou, reportedly left all his fortune to his young wife, Liyuan, who is 33. Liyuan said she had been with him since she was 21. They married 10 years ago and have a five-year-old son. In November, the couple announced on their social media account, which has 44,000...