Australian fined, given suspended jail term for dining and dashing in Hong Kong

An Australian man who falsely claimed to be a lawyer has been fined HK$2,000 (US$255) and given a suspended sentence by a Hong Kong court for repeatedly leaving restaurants without paying. Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, was also ordered to pay HK$2,039 in compensation to two Shangri-La hotels in Admiralty and Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as a Japanese restaurant, after skipping bills on four occasions between April 24 and May 5. Eastern Court heard on Friday that Monkivitch used various excuses to...