Is 33-year-old Raymond Lam (林峰) currently shelling out big dollars to pay for rumored girlfriend, 19-year-old Karena Ng (吳千語), and her entire family’s living arrangements? Raymond’s actions have upset his father, wealthy real estate developer, Lam Kwok Wah (林國華), who was allegedly wary that Karena may be taking advantage of Raymond. Raymond is Paying for Karena’s Entire Family? Two weeks ago, the Hong Kong paparazzi reported that Raymond Lam is partially living together with rumored girlfriend, Karena Ng, since September 2012. Due to Karena’s newcomer status, it was speculated that she was unable to afford the $80,000 HKD monthly rental of a 1,000 square feet luxury apartment. However, Raymond denied the rumors and claimed that he has never even visited Karena’s apartment. Tabloids discovered that not only has Karena upgraded to luxurious living conditions, her father, Mr. Ng, who works at a roast pork stall, has moved from his previous Shatin residence to take up a 2,000 square feet apartment one block away, with a monthly rent of $90,000 HKD. Karena’s parents allegedly love Raymond and often invite him over to drink homemade soups. In his JSG Most Popular Singer Award acceptance speech, not only did Raymond thank the mysterious BB, which was speculated to be Karena, but also his “uncle and auntie,” now rumored to be Karena’s parents. When Karena attended Raymond Lam’s “A Time 4 You” concert in Hong Kong on January 26, her presence was interpreted as flaunting their relationship. Furthermore, Raymond has been protective of Karena, urging the press to take into account that she is only a newcomer and any negative rumors may be damaging to her future career. Raymond’s Father Does Not Like Karena? With a Chinese mother and a father from a mixed Australian-French-Chinese heritage, Karena possessed an exotic beauty that mesmerized the wealthy second generation. Reported to have cohabited with 1985 Miss Hong Kong second runner-up, Ellen Wong’s (王愛倫) son, Derek Lim, Karena was also linked with textile entrepreneur Lam Kin Ming’s (林建名) son and other wealthy elite men. After Raymond had dated Mavis Pan (潘霜霜), his father became wary that Raymond’s new girlfriend may take advantage of him. Karena’s colorful romantic past alarmed Raymond’s parents. An insider revealed, “Raymond’s father realized that Karena, despite her young age, has many negative rumors. Her father chops roast pork and their family background is modest. Her academic scores were average; after graduating from Tsung Tsin Secondary School, she enrolled in an associate degree program. When Raymond’s father saw that his son was taking care of Karena’s entire family not long after dating, Mr. Lam was clear-minded on what was truly happening. Mr. Lam advised Raymond to be careful, but Raymond did not take heed. Since Raymond realized his father had complaints, he has not yet arranged to have his girlfriend meet him.” Creds: 21CN
