Woman accused of money laundering in Wang Fuk Court fire case granted HK$300,000 bail

A Hong Kong court has granted bail to an assistant manager of the project consultant behind a HK$336 million (US$42.8 million) renovation at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, pending a money laundering trial. Li Min, 33, secured bail at the High Court on Thursday after spending three weeks behind bars in connection with the city’s deadliest blaze in recent history. Her bail money was set at HK$300,000, with her boyfriend also pledging HK$100,000 as surety. Li was among seven individuals and tw...

By Brian Wong