His home is in one of the most expensive parts of Hong Kong, a city where property prices are among the highest in the world. It’s close enough to the coast for the former £350,000-a-year banker to feel a cooling breeze from the South China Sea.
Few ever complain about the free cuisine on offer to residents, with Chinese, Indian, Western and vegetarian options on the menu. In fact, the food is so good that many put on weight.
The living conditions are said to be among the best of their type in the world, with free board, electricity and air conditioning to cope with stifling summer heat.
British investment banker Rurik Jutting with young women in a ‘girlie bar’
It is here that the privately educated Cambridge graduate can often be found in his tiny ‘room’ or in the library, reading legal tomes as he acts as a de facto lawyer for fellow residents. His pro-bono work on their behalf has made him a particularly popular member of the community.
Welcome to maximum security…