Donald Tsang, Former Hong Kong Leader, Gets 20 Months for Misconduct<br />22, 2017<br />HONG KONG — A former leader of Hong Kong was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for misconduct in public office, a development in a high-profile trial<br />that has again brought attention to the cozy ties between the city’s political elites and business tycoons.<br />The conviction and sentencing are sure to tarnish the legacy of Mr. Tsang, who had served in public<br />office for 45 years, including seven as chief executive, the city’s top political office.<br />A jury concluded that Mr. Tsang had deliberately concealed his plans to lease a three-story penthouse from the developer, Wong Cho-bau, when<br />the developer’s company was seeking government approval for several applications, including one for a digital audio broadcasting license.<br />In 2014, Mr. Tsang’s deputy, Rafael Hui, was convicted of misconduct in public office<br />in another high-profile trial over dealings with a billionaire property tycoon.<br />The jury failed to reach a majority verdict on a corruption charge<br />that accused Mr. Tsang of accepting advantage — the refurbishment of the apartment — from Mr. Wong in return for approving his company’s license application.<br />He was acquitted of another charge of misconduct over failing to declare<br />that an interior designer he nominated for an official honor had renovated the penthouse, in the neighboring Chinese city of Shenzhen, at below market rates.
