The couple is being remanded in a Hong Kong jail until then.

Jul 5, 2007
AsiaOne

Extradition hearing for the return of former National Kidney Foundation chairman Richard Yong and his wife, who were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday, has been set for July 11.

The couple appeared in a magistrate's court in Hong Kong this morning in connection with the extradiction proceedings.

Yong, 65, and his wife, Madam On Shu Kio, 49, will be remanded in a Hong Kong jail until next week's extradition hearing.

The Singapore Commercial Affairs Department is working with the Hong Kong authorities on the extradition proceedings.

Hong Kong prolice arrested the couple yesterday morning, 49 days after he left the country illegally - just hours after he was declared a bankrupt on May 16, without seeking permission from the Official Assignee. This is an offence under the Bankruptcy Act, for which he can be jailed up to two years and fined $10,000, if convicted.

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