Donald Tsang to serve jail term in same prison as his former chief secretary Rafael Hui
Former Hong Kong chief executive will spend his 20-month sentence in the maximum-security Stanley Prison, source confirms
Starting Friday, jailed former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen will be spending his 20 months behind bars in the maximum-security Stanley Prison, where his former right-hand man in government is also serving time, the Post has learned.
Tsang this week became the highest ranking official to be imprisoned in the city’s history, after being found guilty of misconduct in office. He is expected to be transferred to Stanley from the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre as soon as Friday morning, a source familiar with the matter said.
Stanley Prison, the city’s largest jail, situated in the southern corner of Hong Kong Island, has also housed Rafael Hui Si-yan, chief secretary under Tsang’s administration, since he was given a 7½-year sentence in 2014 for bribery and misconduct.
But the two old friends are unlikely to have a face-to-face reunion due to arrangements in place to protect them, a separate source said.
It is understood that the decision to send Tsang to Stanley was reached in a meeting of the Correctional Services Department on Thursday.