High Court judge slams use of ‘undesirable’ public relations tactics during Donald Tsang bribery hearing
The practice of getting prominent Hongkongers to sit in the public gallery could be seen as seeking to influence the jury, Mr Justice Andrew Chan says
The High Court judge who ruled on Tuesday that disgraced former leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen should bear part of the costs for his misconduct hearings last year also heaped criticism on “undesirable” public relations tactics used during a second trial.
Tsang was found guilty of one count of misconduct last February but a bribery charge was left undecided by the jury.
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The individuals included former Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, former Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung, Vicar General of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese Reverend Dominic Chan Chi-ming, and radio host and political commentator ChipTsao.
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This practice was “undesirable” and could be seen as seeking to influence the jury, Chan wrote in a judgment.