Hong Kong High Court Awards Permanent Injunction to MGM China Chair Pansy Ho Chiu King in Year-Long Harassment Case

Hong Kong’s High Court has issued a permanent injunction protecting MGM China Chairperson and Executive Director Pansy Ho Chiu King from further contact by a woman who conducted a year-long harassment campaign based on false allegations.

Steffi Chen Pan-yu claimed Ho had promised her a senior executive position at MGM China. She followed the claims with emails, hand-delivered letters, and a formal demand for payment. The court ruled in Ho’s favor this week.

Details of the Campaign

Chen delivered letters to the Hong Kong offices of MGM China and Shun Tak Holdings, where Ho is also Group Executive Chairman and Managing Director. Additional letters reached the home of Ho’s late sister, Maisy Ho. The correspondence threatened to publicize the allegations unless the purported promise was fulfilled.

Chen instructed her law firm to send a letter of demand seeking HK$21.26 million for consultancy services and work that had not been provided. Ho applied to the High Court for an injunction in March.

The High Court Judgment

Deputy High Court Judge Grace Chow Chiu-man found that Chen failed to provide any written evidence in support of her defence. Ho supplied sufficient evidence of harassment, according to reporting by the South China Morning Post.

Chow said: “I am further satisfied that based on the matters pleaded, the plaintiff is entitled to the injunctive relief sought.”

“The defendant has showed a propensity to repeatedly attempt to contact the plaintiff and her family and business associates to make false allegations against the plaintiff, which is causing ongoing distress and harm to the plaintiff.”

Chen is barred from contacting Ho. She must pay HK$1.8 million (US$229,500) in compensation.

Reporting: Inside Asian Gaming

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