45-year-old Hong Kong actor Jerry Yuen (Yuen Man-on) debuted in the music scene in 2002 as part of the group “E-kids.” In recent years, he has been at the center of various controversies, and in June of this year, he was reported to be suspected of stealing 11 items of snacks from a supermarket, even resulting in a court-issued warrant for his arrest. Unexpectedly, after learning the news, Jerry Yuen posted his whereabouts on social media—not only making it clear that he does not intend to appear in court, but also provocatively saying he could be seen around the world in the future.
Last night (9th), Yuen updated his status on social media, stating that he had already left Hong Kong and that he didn’t forget about the court date, but simply never considered attending. He then revealed that since returning to Hong Kong in February, he had been under local police scrutiny—even having his original bank account frozen—so the police warned him to “remember to get a receipt” when making purchases. When Yuen was caught by police in a convenience store in June, they found cash and a credit card not under his name on him, and immediately took him back to the station for investigation.
However, when the case was heard yesterday at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts, Yuen wasn’t present, nor did he appoint a lawyer to appear on his behalf. As a result, the judge directly issued an arrest warrant. The court also ruled that if Yuen is arrested again, he can be released on bail of 3,000 HKD (about 1,623 MYR). Nevertheless, Yuen seemed unconcerned, instead tauntingly saying on social media: “You’ll see me all over the world from now on. Feel free to say hi, chat, or take photos—I welcome you all.”
The post quickly triggered heated discussion among netizens, who left comments such as, “The latter half is really hilarious, you’re basically admitting to theft,” “This whole story is still a bunch of lies, shamelessness only you are capable of—pity there’s still a bunch of fools believing you,” “Awesome! Turns out you’re literate, did you use deepseek to help you write all those words?” and “Your words actually make you sound right, as if you’ve carefully played this chess move.”
According to reports, when Yuen was arrested by police in June, he allegedly left a convenience store with multiple unpaid snacks, including tea drinks, coke, water, candy, potato chips, biscuits, and peanuts—a total of 11 products worth about 144.5 HKD (approximately 78 MYR). On him was also a credit card not under his name.
Afterwards, Yuen claimed the owner of that card was a friend, and apologized to this friend, saying he felt very sorry for making him go to the police station late at night to explain things for him.
Source: China Times