On August 3, 2023, officers from the National Security Department took Yuan Gongyi’s ex-wife Stephanie Downs (left in the picture) and her son Yuan Miman (right in the picture) for questioning. They were not arrested, and they left the police headquarters afterwards. (Picture: Provided by Jizhishe)
[Yahoo News Report]The police confirmed that officers from the National Security Department took away a man and two women on Hong Kong Island yesterday (3rd) for investigation. “Yahoo News” received news that Yuan Gongyi’s ex-wife Stephanie Downs, his son Yuan Miman (Paul), and his daughter Yuan Mishu (Madeline) were taken away for questioning.
According to Yuan Gongyi’s previous disclosures to the media, he has been through four marriages and has 6 children; “Yahoo News” further searched the information and found that Downs is Yuan Gongyi’s second wife, and their marriage lasted for about 8 years. , Downs and Yuan Gongyi have been in court for alimony in the High Court. Referring to the court documents in 2001, Downs pointed out that Yuan Gongyi once lived a luxurious life with her. He once lived in a mansion of nearly 3,000 feet above Harbor City in Tsim Sha Tsui, owned a 100-foot-long yacht, and his children also studied in international schools.
Downs sued Yuan Gongyi at the time, saying that he had developed his career for many years, including being responsible for the marketing work of Mission Hills Golf Club, but he did not receive a single cent of salary during this period. Yuan Gongyi was not present at the hearing of the Court of First Instance. According to the document, Downs received three medical reports and doctor’s papers from New York before the trial, indicating that Yuan Gongyi suffered from acute gouty arthritis. Doctors advised him to take a break, but Downs doubted the report was true.
The High Court finally ordered Yuan Gongyi to pay Downs US$10 million (HK$78 million) as compensation, and US$230,000 (HK$1.79 million) and US$256,000 (HK$2 million) respectively as compensation for Yuan Mi. Man and Yuan Mishu’s education expenses. Yuan Gongyi had appealed to stay the implementation of the above order, but was eventually rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Text: JW
The 74-year-old Yuan Gongyi is overseas. The National Security Department of the police issued a bonus of 1 million Hong Kong dollars in early July to arrest him, saying that he organized a political body called the “Hong Kong Parliament” overseas and launched a “referendum” in order to implement it. “Self-determination” and subversion of state power.
Referring to the documents of the High Court, both Stephanie Downs and Yuan Gongyi came from wealthy families. Among them, Downs has a master’s degree in business and can speak fluent German; the two met for the first time in 1987, when Downs was working as a project manager at American Express. Yuan Gongyi is the CEO of Tele-Art Limited, one of the family businesses. Before marriage, in March 1988, Downs had accepted Yuan Gongyi’s invitation and began to serve as the chief executive and chairman (President) of a subsidiary held by Yuan Gongyi. The two married in September of the same year. At that time, Yuan Gongyi and Downs They were 39 and 34 years old respectively; as for the three children born to Yuan Gongyi and his first wife Xing Jiajue, Yuan Miwang, Yuan Michang and Yuan Miming were 15, 10 and 8 years old respectively. Yuan Gongyi and Downs later gave birth to two children, Yuan Miman and Yuan Mishu, who were born in May 1989 and July 1991 respectively.
Stephanie Downs said that after Yuan Gongyi married her in 1988, they used to live in a nearly 3,000-square-foot flat above Harbor City in Tsim Sha Tsui. According to the information, Wharf Group developed a serviced residential project on the Harbor City in the 1980s, and it was demolished in the 1990s and rebuilt into the current Gateway Building. (Picture: Wharf Group’s 1986 advertisement, extracted from YouTube channel KnysnaHK2)
In August 2018, Yuan Gongyi (first from left) and his first wife Xing Jiajue (second from left) attended the wedding of their sons Yuan Michang (third from left) and Rong Haien (third from right).
The document mentioned that Yuan Gongyi had already had a successful career when he got married, so he could live a comfortable life with Downs: Yuan Gongyi and Downs lived in a luxury apartment built above Harbor City in Tsim Sha Tsui after marriage, with an area of about 2,900 square feet; He also lived in a luxury apartment on Cox Road, Jordan. Downs pointed out that there were two helpers and a driver in the family at the time, and she also drove Lexus and BMW (BMW) in and out after marriage. In addition, Yuan Gongyi also owns a 100-foot-long yacht in the name of the company for family and business entertainment, and they have always spent a lot of money in their daily life. When they travel, they will stay in the best hotels and in the best Meals are served in restaurants, which the document describes as “the lifestyle of wealthy and successful merchant families”.
The relationship between Yuan Gongyi and Downs deteriorated in the mid-1990s. Yuan Gongyi also moved out of their residence in 1995 and began to separate. According to the document, Yuan Gongyi and Downs once had a financial relationship involving the Mission Hills Golf Club; Downs even pointed out that Yuan Gongyi’s assets amounted to US$100 million. For details, please pay attention to the follow-up report of “Yahoo News”.
2023-08-04 07:07:44
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