The husband of the Bossini heiress who died after liposuction surgery in South Korea has withdrawn his litigation, saying he only wanted to expose the incident via the media.
Danny Chi also said he filed the litigation in South Korea on Friday, but decided not to press ahead.
Bonnie Evita Law, 34, the granddaughter of Bossini founder Law Ting-pong, died on January 28 after undergoing liposuction and breast augmentation in South Korea.
Chi made a posting on social media yesterday to clarify that he had not taken any legal action in Hong Kong courts but instead took the case through South Korean courts.
"I filed my lawsuit in Seoul on Friday for the local press to pick up and henceforth, my lawsuit won't serve any purpose," he said.
"The main subject of this tragedy, which is not the lawsuit, nor which family it relates to, but the lack of regulation in the plastic surgery industry and the ongoing criminal investigation."
Chi also learned from a South Korean reporter that the law in the country is very strict regarding medical issues, preventing the clinic and doctors' names from being made public. At present, the clinic is still operating.
"I actually never intended to launch a lawsuit. Compensation will not bring my wife and the mother of my son back, but the police will bring justice," Chi said.
It was reported that Chi was set to file a lawsuit last Wednesday for unspecified damages against Ollim Plastic Surgery Clinic in Seoul, its two doctors and a nurse for alleged manslaughter and forgery of pre-surgery documents.
Chi intended to seek damages, including for the loss of one third of his father-in-law's estate upon his wife's death and a substantial annual income received through her.
Law, who also had a facelift on January 21, died allegedly from complications after liposuction procedures involving both her arms and upper pelvis, translocation of fat removed to the breasts, and Botox on both calves.
