Legco issues final notice for HK$1.8 million payment from ousted duo
Youngspiration members Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang say they will not pay back the HK$1.86 million
The Legislative Council has demanded that two ousted pro-independence Hong Kong lawmakers repay HK$1.86 million in salaries and allowances in two weeks, but the pair have said they will not consider paying the money back.
The Court of Final Appeal on Friday rejected a final bid by Youngspiration members Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang to be reinstated at the Legislative Council. The decision halted their political careers and left them with a massive bill to pay.
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They now face a bill of HK$1.86 million from Legco, on top of HK$12 million in legal fees.
The Legco secretariat confirmed on Tuesday that it had issued letters, by post and email, to both Leung and Yau, asking them to pay back the salaries and allowances in advance.
According to the letter shown by Yau, it stated that it was the “last notification” for them and if they could not return the money on or before September 12, the Legco commission would take legal action.
Each of them is required to return around HK$930,000.