Recently deceased Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang, once the richest woman in Asia, gave hundreds of millions of dollars to her feng shui consultant in search of a longer life.
Even after her hopes were dashed, when she died at age 69 in 2007, she left billions more to the consultant – her alleged lover – in her will.
Tony Chan, a former bartender and master in the ancient Chinese art of channeling energy known as feng shui, received three gifts of $88 million dollars from the real estate billionaire after she was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. The gifts were bestowed in 2005 and 2006.
Wang’s siblings are currently challenging Chan’s claim that he is the sole beneficiary of Wang’s will in court. Wang’s estate is reportedly worth thirteen billion dollars. When asked why Wang gave him the extravagant gifts, Chan said “It’s a gift to me. She addressed me as her hubby. She loved me. So it’s a gift.”
Lawrence Lok, the Wang’s family’s lawyer, claimed that the gifts were given when Chan had claimed he could prolong her life while Wang’s health was deteriorating. Earlier in the trial, a doctor claimed that a feng shui master told Wang he could improve her health by taking her hair and clothes to China. Chan denies this.
Wang’s family also claims that the will bestowing her fortune on Chan is a fake.
Even after her hopes were dashed, when she died at age 69 in 2007, she left billions more to the consultant – her alleged lover – in her will.
Tony Chan, a former bartender and master in the ancient Chinese art of channeling energy known as feng shui, received three gifts of $88 million dollars from the real estate billionaire after she was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. The gifts were bestowed in 2005 and 2006.
Wang’s siblings are currently challenging Chan’s claim that he is the sole beneficiary of Wang’s will in court. Wang’s estate is reportedly worth thirteen billion dollars. When asked why Wang gave him the extravagant gifts, Chan said “It’s a gift to me. She addressed me as her hubby. She loved me. So it’s a gift.”
Lawrence Lok, the Wang’s family’s lawyer, claimed that the gifts were given when Chan had claimed he could prolong her life while Wang’s health was deteriorating. Earlier in the trial, a doctor claimed that a feng shui master told Wang he could improve her health by taking her hair and clothes to China. Chan denies this.
Wang’s family also claims that the will bestowing her fortune on Chan is a fake.
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