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CTV News
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
New art installation along riverwalk celebrates the stories of Calgary's rivers
A new art installation of works by Calgary artist Alex Kwong is on display along Calgary's river walk in the East Village. There's a new art installation along the river walk in Calgary's East Village. 'What Sustains Us' is the work of Calgary artist Alex Kwong. He says the work is based on stories people told him about their personal relationships to the Bow and Elbow rivers. A Blackfoot Elder and a Calgary fly fisher are some of the people featured. Kwong said it was a profound experience made even richer by the conversations he had with people passing by while he was painting. 'This is impacting their visual landscape,' said Kwong, 'so you want them to feel as involved as possible, and be able to enjoy it every day. Alex Kwong Calgary artist Alex Kwong, whose work is on display along the East Village river walk, said it's based on stories people told him about their personal relationships with the Bow and Elbow rivers. (CTV Calgary) 'It's like that little bit of impact that I can make on someone's day might make a bigger impact down the road,' he added. The art can be found on the bridge abutments and other structural surfaces along the riverwalk. It will remain there for three years. After that, a jury of community volunteers will choose another local artist to feature.
South China Morning Post
16-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong court convicts 2 for conspiring to help Abby Choi's ex-husband escape
A Hong Kong court has convicted a yacht rental agent and another of conspiring to help the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed bid to flee the city after the socialite's murder two years ago. Advertisement Kowloon City Court on Monday found Lam Shun, 44, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, had entered into an agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for Alex Kwong Kong-chi after Choi's dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house on February 24, 2023. The two defendants were accused of planning the illegal boat journey under the guise of holding a junk party at sea after learning that an individual named 'Alex' was urgently seeking to leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities. The court heard the pair had discussed over the phone with a Macau resident identified as 'Ivy', who was not charged in the present case, about a boat rental request the latter made on behalf of her 'friend' Alex. Pun maintained she did not realise she was assisting Choi's ex-husband as she initially thought Alex was the boyfriend of an influencer who was previously attacked on the street. Advertisement Her counsel argued she had no intention to get involved once she sensed something was wrong and expressed doubts after the proposed rental fee had gone up from HK$30,000 (US$8,320) to HK$300,000.
South China Morning Post
03-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Ex-mother-in-law of Hong Kong's Abby Choi accused of abusing granddaughter
The mother of murdered Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has accused a former in-law of abusing her granddaughter, while insisting the woman would not have agreed to look after two of the model's children without being paid. Advertisement Cheung Yin-fa continued to testify at District Court on Tuesday as part of the trial of Choi's former mother-in-law, Jenny Li Sui-heung, for allegedly hindering a police investigation after the influencer went missing in February 2023. Li has denied a count of perverting the course of justice. Prosecutors have accused Li of urging her younger son, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, to abscond, knowing he was wanted by police for a 2015 theft case involving HK$6.3 million (US$803,200) in gold and jewellery. The 65-year-old defendant also allegedly misled police and asked Cheung to remain silent if she was approached by detectives. Advertisement Cheung, who was testifying for the prosecution, said during cross-examination that her late daughter had spent up to HK$400,000 a month on supporting her two children with Kwong, whereas he and his family never made any financial contributions towards their welfare.
South China Morning Post
02-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Former in-laws of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘didn't pay a penny' for children
The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has claimed her former in-laws' family 'didn't pay a penny' towards her two grandchildren's living expenses, while alleging the model's ex-mother-in-law took up to HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) from the deceased for investment. Testifying for the prosecution, Cheung Yin-fa on Monday recalled her encounters with Jenny Li Sui-heung, who is being tried in the District Court trial for allegedly obstructing a police investigation into her son, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, who was Choi's ex-husband, after the model went missing on February 21, 2023. Li has denied the charge. Parts of her dismembered body were found in a three-storey village house in Tai Po's Lung Mei Tsuen village on February 24 of that year. She was 28. The 30-year-old Alex Kwong, his 67-year-old father Kwong Kau and 34-year-old brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit are awaiting a murder trial behind bars. Li, 65, was charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly urging Alex Kwong to abscond, knowing he was wanted by police for a 2015 theft case involving HK$6.3 million in gold and jewellery. The prosecution also accused Li of misleading the theft investigation and asking Cheung to remain silent if interviewed by detectives.
South China Morning Post
07-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong duo accused of aiding Abby Choi's ex had ‘no intention to get involved'
Two defendants accused of helping the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed attempt to flee Hong Kong have denied receiving payment or entering into any agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for the murder suspect. Advertisement Kowloon City Court heard the closing submissions from the defence lawyers of Lam Shun, 43, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, on Wednesday, with the two defendants insisting they did not aid murder suspect Alex Kwong Kong-chi in his escape attempt on February 25, 2023, one day after Choi's dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house. Shun and Pun were charged with a joint count of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, along with an individual identified as Ivy, who allegedly sent them a boat rental request on behalf of a 'friend' named Alex. Ivy is not a defendant in this trial. Irene Pun (left) appears at Kowloon City Court on February 10. Photo: Edmond So Court evidence showed that Ivy had asked Pun for Lam's contact details to arrange boats to Macau to take a friend looking to urgently leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities.
