Opinion | Hong Kong deserves the truth on Leung's illegal structures
Albert Cheng says the best way to restore public trust would be to set up an independent commission to get to the bottom of the scandal
It seems history does repeat itself, albeit perhaps only to a certain extent. The local media has been relentless over the past few days, digging deeper and deeper into the illegal structures scandal plaguing Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
All these tales of alleged illegal activities and cover-ups are now leading some people in Hong Kong to equate it to the Watergate scandal in the United States, which ultimately led to the resignation of president Richard Nixon.
Here in Hong Kong, other senior officials have been implicated, including Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Secretary for Development Paul Chan Mo-po, Buildings Director Au Choi-kai, and former deputy buildings director Lam Siu-tong.
The scandal has now got so bad that it is eroding Hong Kong's fundamental core values and moral standards, which form the bedrock of the city's success and way of life. Leung has managed to do that in only five months in office.
He moved to try to clarify the controversy only after the overturning of the legal challenge, which claimed his election was unlawful because of his false statements about the illegal structures.
Leung now seems to believe the worst is over.