Chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has filed an application with the High Court seeking to correct 'inadvertent errors' he made in his election expenses.
Leung's transition office said the corrections involved at least HK$149,000, while a source familiar with Leung's election campaign said the corrected spending would still be below the expenses cap of HK$13 million under the law.
Leung said in the court filings, released yesterday, that he had made mistakes in the Return and Declaration of Election Expenses and Election Donations forms filed on April 24 by reason of 'inadvertence' and not 'bad faith'.
He is seeking to withdraw the documents and file new ones within 21 days. He is also asking the court to spare him a possible conviction for failing to file an expenses return in accordance with the law.
Accounts submitted by Leung in April showed he spent HK$11.2 million during his campaign and received donations to the value of HK$14.84 million.
He earlier said he would give any unspent campaign donations to the Community Chest.