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Head of fund for jailed Hong Kong policemen rejects donations from three unnamed parties
Move follows concerns raised by some senior officers and a lawmaker over dubious origin of money from entertainment sector
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The head of a charity fund set up to aid seven Hong Kong policemen jailed for beating Occupy activist Ken Tsang Kin-chiu has rejected donations from three unnamed parties after public doubts about the donors’ background.
The move by Maria Tam Wai-chu, who is also a senior delegate to China’s national legislative body, came as some senior police officers and a lawmaker urged the fund not to accept donations from businessmen of dubious repute as doing so might tarnish the force’s image.
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Speaking from Beijing where Tam is attending the annual “two sessions”, the founding president of the Junior Police Officers’ Association told an RTHK programme that three donations from the entertainment sector were returned Monday. She did not disclose the donors’ names or the amounts.
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“We want the fund to operate in a low-key manner”, Tam said. “We will go through all the legal procedures before the money is sent.”
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