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HKFP
11-07-2025
- HKFP
Hong Kong police vow to pursue ex-singer Tommy Yuen after bail jump in theft case
Hong Kong police have vowed to pursue former Cantopop singer Tommy Yuen 'to the end' after he fled the city while facing theft charges. Police on Friday condemned the abscondment of Yuen, who confirmed in a Facebook post on Wednesday that he had left the city after he was arrested and charged with allegedly shoplifting around HK$140 worth of goods from a supermarket last month. According to local media, Yuen was expected to attend the first mention of his case at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday. Magistrate Philip Chan issued an arrest warrant for Yuen after neither he nor his lawyer showed up at the hearing. In his post, Yuen said he 'didn't forget to go to court'; instead, he 'never intended to go in the first place.' In response to HKFP enquiries, a police spokesperson said on Friday that Yuen's social media post amounted to 'blatantly defying the law' and 'inciting hatred against the government.' 'The police strongly condemn Yuen's shameful act of absconding to evade justice and warn all criminals not to naively believe that fleeing Hong Kong allows them to escape legal consequences,' an email reply from the police read. The force added that fugitives such as Yuen would face a 'lifelong pursuit' unless they surrender themselves. Yuen – a former member of Cantopop group E-kids – was jailed for two years and two months in September 2023 for sedition, under the colonial-era Crimes Ordinance, and money laundering. He was accused of launching crowdfunding campaigns to raise money for 'A,' a woman he said had been charged with rioting. Prosecutors said he sold cookies online to raise HK$718,788, which he claimed would support the woman, who did not exist. He was also convicted of making seditious statements online, including about the death of a marine police officer while on duty in September 2021 and a national security magistrate who took leave due to illness. Yuen pleaded guilty to both offences.
South China Morning Post
10-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police vow to pursue fugitive singer Tommy Yuen ‘to the end'
Hong Kong police have said they will pursue Cantopop singer Tommy Yuen Man-on 'to the end' after he failed to appear in court to face a shoplifting charge. The force on Thursday condemned Yuen's 'shameful act' of fleeing Hong Kong to avoid facing justice, calling it a blatant challenge to the rule of law. 'All offenders should not have delusions that they can escape justice by fleeing Hong Kong,' a police spokesman said. He said police would pursue fugitives to the end unless they surrendered themselves. Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night that he had already left Hong Kong and had never thought of appearing in court. He was due to appear in Kowloon City Court on Wednesday on a count of theft for allegedly stealing HK$144.50 (US$18.40) worth of snacks and drinks from a supermarket last month.
South China Morning Post
09-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong court orders arrest of singer Tommy Yuen for ignoring theft charge
A Hong Kong court has issued a warrant for the arrest of singer Tommy Yuen Man-on after he failed to appear in court to answer a shoplifting charge. Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, was expected to appear in Kowloon City Court on Wednesday on a count of theft for allegedly stealing HK$144.50 (US$18.40) worth of snacks and drinks from a supermarket last month. A charge sheet indicated the 45-year-old defendant stole six bottles of Coke, tea and water, as well as candies, potato chips, biscuits and peanuts from the Wellcome supermarket chain at Ma Tau Kok Road on June 18. He was detained for 10 hours before police released him on HK$500 bail pending the court hearing. Magistrate Philip Chan Chee-fai granted the prosecutors' request for an arrest warrant after confirming the defendant had not engaged a duty lawyer to handle the case. Chan said his preliminary view was to extend Yuen's bail after he appeared in court, but that he would raise the defendant's bail to HK$3,000.
South China Morning Post
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen arrested for allegedly stealing snacks worth HK$140
Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen Man-on has been arrested for allegedly stealing snacks from a supermarket, the Post has learned. Advertisement Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, was arrested on Wednesday after he was spotted acting suspiciously by patrolling officers in To Kwa Wan, police said. He allegedly stole items from a Wellcome supermarket and was carrying a credit card belonging to someone else, a police spokesman said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. The case is being handled by the Kowloon City district investigation team. Yuen allegedly took 11 items, including bottled drinks, packets of candy, biscuits and coated peanuts, valued at about HK$140 (US$18). Advertisement Officers also confirmed that the credit card in his possession belonged to a friend, who was contacted to retrieve it at the police station. Yuen, 45, previously served 26 months in jail for insulting police and officials and fabricating a fundraising story.
