THE former fortune teller for Nina Wang, who was Asia's richest woman when she died earlier this year, applied to a Hong Kong court today to appoint an administrator for Wang's estate.

The Hong Kong High Court adjourned the hearing to December 10.

Tony Chan petitioned the court to allow him to appoint an administrator for Wang's estate, including all of her personal assets, real estate, jointly held capital and property.

Chan didn't appear in the court today.

A legal notice published in April said Chan was the sole beneficiary of Wang's multi-billion-dollar fortune.

In a will dated October 16, 2006, Wang bequeathed her entire estate to Chan, her lawyer said in a notice published in several Hong Kong newspapers.

Nicknamed "little sweetie" due to her braided pigtails, miniskirts and giggly persona, Wang, 69, died in April from cancer.

Her life was touched by tragedy in 1990 when her husband, Teddy Wang, was abducted and never seen alive again.

She stirred controversy later by waging a legal war against her father-in-law to secure her husband's billions even though he had not yet been confirmed dead.

Wang won the eight-year legal battle in 2005, securing full control of the estate and of Hong Kong's largest private property developer, Chinachem Group, in a probate saga that captivated the city with tales of illicit affairs.