An Australian man has been remanded in custody and hit with fresh charges in Hong Kong for fleeing restaurants without paying more than HK$2,000 (US$255) in bills, just a day after being fined for similar offences.Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, was detained soon after pleading guilty at Eastern Court on Thursday to three charges – two of failing to pay HK$1,200 in bills at a restaurant and a massage parlour, and one of common assault.He was fined HK$3,000 and ordered to use his bail money to pay the amounts owed to the two businesses.
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FRI · 2026-05-08 · 08:58 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0508-74653
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Australian remanded on fresh eat-and-run charges in Hong Kong a day after being fined
An Australian man, Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, was remanded in custody in Hong Kong on fresh charges of fleeing restaurants without paying. This occurred just one day after he was fined for similar offenses.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-08 · 08:58 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Australian man, Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, was remanded in custody in Hong Kong on fresh charges of fleeing restaurants without paying. This occurred just one day after he was fined for similar offenses. Monkivitch pleaded guilty to three charges in Eastern Court on Thursday, including failing to pay HK$1,200 in bills at a restaurant and a massage parlour, and a charge of common assault. He had previously been fined HK$3,000 and ordered to use his bail money to settle outstanding debts. The new charges involve additional unpaid bills exceeding HK$2,000.
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Monkivitch was fined HK$3,000 a day prior for similar offences.
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He was also charged with common assault.
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The man, Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, faces charges for failing to pay HK$1,200 in bills at a restaurant and a massage parlour.
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An Australian man has been remanded in custody in Hong Kong on fresh charges for fleeing restaurants without paying.
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