Anyone else would be glad to get rid of it, but reports suggest that shamed Hong Kong billionaire Thomas Kwok has been allowed to keep his rank over-the-ears haircut in prison, despite a rule against long hair.
Speculation has been rife about the possible cushy treatment of the 63-year-old Sun Hung Kai Property chairman after long-lens pictures of him inside Stanley Prison seemed to show the property tycoon rocking the same weird barnet.
Hong Kong Correctional Services have not commented directly on the claims, but say all male inmates must have their hair cut above the ears unless there are sufficient medical or religious grounds to say otherwise.
It has been suggested that Kwok wears his hair in such a fashion because of a problem with his ears that requires him to wear hearing aids (there MUST be a reason for it), but the Correctional Services denies that an exception would be made on the grounds of vanity.
It seems slightly unfair if Kwok has indeed got away with his earmuffs intact after lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, famously known as Long Hair because… you figure it out… was forced to cut his hair short after being sentenced to just four weeks in jail in June.
He filed a writ with the high court claiming the rules are sexist, as women are not required to cut their hair.
Kwok was sentenced to five years for his part in Hong Kong’s highest level graft case. Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Rafael Hui, former Sun Hung Kai exec Thomas Chan and trader Francis Kwan were also jailed for seven, six and five years, respectively.
All four men were transferred to Stanley Prison on Sunday after spending a no doubt less-than-jolly Christmas weekend at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.
We’ve got a feeling they won’t just have been worrying about their hair being cut.
Photo: Thomas Kwok arrives at Hong Kong High Court in May (AFP)
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