Ex-snooker Champ Stephen Lee Spared Jail

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• Ex-snooker champ Stephen Lee spared jail

Former world number five snooker player, Stephen Lee, was on Friday bound over for violating his condition of stay in Hong Kong.

Lee was alleged to have hosted paid classes at a club in Jordan in April when he was on a tourist visa here.

The maximum penalty for breaching conditions of stay is a fine of HK$50,000 and two years' imprisonment.

At Sha Tin Court, Lee denied the charge. Prosecutors then agreed to him being bound over for a year on HK$1,000.

The snooker star has been serving a 12-year suspension since 2013 for match-fixing.

He won the snooker Grand Prix 20 years ago, defeating Hong Kong sensation Marco Fu.

Following Friday's court hearing, Lee thanked his legal team and said he would be returning to the United Kingdom.