Leung may face vote of no confidence over structures
New threat to chief executive as fury over illegal structures continues, despite his protests he 'hid nothing' and that problem 'no longer exists'
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying insisted yesterday he concealed nothing over the illegal structures at his home, which he believes "do not exist any more" after he dealt with the problem.
But his latest defence last night failed to convince lawmakers and a motion of no confidence could be tabled as early as next week.
Last Friday, Leung issued a 14-page statement in which he revealed for the first time that he had sealed a 200 sq ft room - one of 10 illegal structures at his houses on The Peak - four months before the chief executive election in March.
Questions were raised over Leung's integrity as he apparently knew of the illegal extension in October last year and sealed it the following month. He had previously claimed he had no illegal structure. He also denied an Apple Daily report in June that he had the illegal extension.
Speaking to the media twice last night, Leung insisted he had concealed nothing.
"My understanding at the time was that once I had dealt with the illegal structures, they existed no more," he said, referring to his project to seal the room. "Like many senior officials or prominent figures, their illegal structures are not made public after they have dealt with them."