City Harvest case: Kong Hee, with white hair and crew cut, in good spirits as criminal reference hearing begins
[SINGAPORE] Former City Harvest Church (CHC) founder Kong Hee, 52, flashed a wide smile to a packed public gallery, as he entered the dock on Tuesday morning (Aug 1) for the criminal reference of the case.
Sporting a crew cut and white hair, Kong, who was wearing a purple prison jumpsuit, appeared at ease as he took his seat in the middle of the dock. He looked eagerly at the gallery several times, while mouthing "hi" to a few people.
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