Leung Chunying is yet to comment publicly on the affair
Leung Chun-ying is still to comment as to why he kept large payment of Australian company secret
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s embattled leader faces a “huge integrity problem”, opposition politicians said on Thursday as they called on him to explain why he kept large payments from an Australian company secret. Leung Chun-ying, who is facing down mass pro-democracy protests that have paralysed parts of the financial hub for more than a week, is yet to comment publicly on the affair.
The revelation comes as Chinese president Xi Jinping launches a widespread anti-graft crackdown and austerity drive targeting party officials on the mainland which took control of the former British colony in 1997. Leung received two payments totalling million $6.5 million from Australian engineering company UGL while in office. UGL said it would pay Leung not to compete with them, and the contract signed by him showed he agreed to act as an ‘adviser’.
( Source : AFP )
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