Newspaper seller Ho Wai-ha was murdered by assailants for her leading role in standing up to business exploiting fellow vendors
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenLeopold ChenPublished: 1:09pm, 17 May 2026Updated: 1:20pm, 17 May 2026Hong Kong police will prosecute the seventh suspect and are seeking another over the murder of a newspaper vendor in 1999, a day after the former was handed over by Shenzhen authorities.
The force said on Sunday that it would charge a 57-year-old man surnamed Lin with murder for his alleged role in the killing of Ho Wai-ha in Sham Shui Po more than 25 years ago.
Lin is suspected of recruiting the attackers and arranging a vehicle for them.
A holding charge was laid after authorities in Shenzhen handed over the man to Hong Kong police on Saturday morning. Lin’s return followed his apprehension a day earlier.
In 2007, three assailants were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. A lookout also received 12 years in prison for manslaughter.
The killing’s two masterminds were also sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in 2012.
