 Yeung's trial opened in May 2013 and lasted until March 2014, when he was found guilty on five counts of money laundering a total of HK$720 million and was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.The trial judge, Douglas Yau, commented that Yeung was "not a witness of truth", and that his sentence included a necessary element of deterrence.On 13 May 2015, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal dismissed Yeung's appeal against conviction.