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1. The appellant lives with his brother, Yip Po-keung, at Room 321, Block 13, 3rd floor, Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Kowloon and is a prison officer. He has a girl-friend named Wu Lai-wan. She was formerly the protege of Lau Hang and when she left him he was much annoyed. He was not prepared to release Wu Lai-wan unless the appellant paid him a separation fee of $5,000. He was demanding this sum notwithstanding he was already married to another woman by whom he has a child. Yip Po-lung saw no rea