Brian Kan Ping-chee, a five-time champion horse trainer and a rural leader, was arrested by the ICAC on Thursday on suspicion of violating the election ordinance in relation to a rural committee election held on Tuesday.
Kan (pictured yesterday) was running for the Sheung Shui Rural Committee in the election on a slate with other candidates to form an executive committee cabinet.
But with only 16 votes, they were beaten by Bowie Hau Chi-keung's cabinet, which got 44.
North District councillor Hau Kam-lam was arrested with Kan.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption yesterday confirmed two people were arrested on suspicion of violating the Election (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance in relation to the executive committee election of a rural committee. They were a candidate in that election and a district councillor, an ICAC spokesman said in a press release.
Kan was released on bail and left ICAC headquarters in North Point last night, accompanied by his son Terry Kan Wing-fai, who is a barrister in Hong Kong, and senior counsel Cheng Huan.