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Hong Kong ‘Lawyer’ Bailed in HK$80,000 Champagne Dinner Dine-and-Dash Case

Man, 23, allegedly pretended to be a lawyer before leaving date to pay lavish Man Wah restaurant bill including HK$71,800 bottle of champagne.

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Hong Kong police have arrested a 23-year-old man for impersonating a lawyer and leaving a woman with a bill exceeding HK$84,000 for a lavish dinner. The man, known only by his surname Wong, was remanded in custody at Tsung Kwan Prison on charges of obtaining property by fraud, and the clothes he was believed to be wearing during the incident were confiscated. The Standard reported that the crisis began with a complaint from a woman who said she …

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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