Hong Kong tycoon and former senior official face jail for graft

Hong Kong tycoon and former senior official face jail for graft
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 22, 2014 - Lawyers for Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government's former deputy leader Rafael Hui pressed for leniency Monday as their clients faced seven years in prison after being convicted of corruption. Kwok, 63, and Hui, 66, were found guilty Friday in a trial which has shocked the city known for clean governance. Hui is the most senior official to be convicted of graft in Hon ... more

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