Chinese Beverage Heiress Sued in Hong Kong Over Assets Dispute

  • Plaintiffs ask court to prevent Kelly Zong from moving funds
  • Zong took over Wahaha Group after her father died in 2024
Kelly Zong Fuli in 2020. Source: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
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Kelly Zong Fuli, the daughter of the late Chinese billionaire Zong Qinghou and current chairperson of beverage giant Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., is being sued in a Hong Kong court as part of an assets dispute.

A lawsuit was filed against Kelly Zong by Jacky Zong, Jessie Zong and Jerry Zong, according to a Hong Kong court filing in late December. It couldn’t be established if the plaintiffs are related to the beverage heiress.