Nina Wang loses appeal.

(From The Standard)

Byline: David Hilton

Flamboyant businesswoman Nina Wang appears to have finally lost her battle for control of her late husband's estate, valued at more than HK$1 billion, in a case that a Court of Appeal judge yesterday described as ``unparalleled in the legal history of Hong Kong''.

Wang, 66, noted for her colourful mini-skirts and red-dyed hair, has been fighting for control of Teddy Wang's estate, notably wealthy property company Chinachem, since he disappeared in 1990. He is believed to have been murdered by a kidnap gang.

The Court of Appeal, in a two-to-one ruling yesterday, upheld an earlier judgment of 2002 that …