Homeowner at Redhill Peninsula fined nearly HK$1 million for illegal structures

A Hong Kong court has fined the owner of a luxury home at Redhill Peninsula nearly HK$1 million (US$173,938), the harshest penalty to date for illegal structures discovered during a government inspection at the seaside estate three years ago. Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung handed down a HK$980,000 fine on Tuesday on Future Ocean, which has owned House No 74 at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam since 2006. Deborah Yuen Wai-ming is listed as the company’s director, and she lives in the house with...

By Fiona Chow