JUDO Hong Kong is bracing for another legal battle with former president Samson Mak Yiu-cheung threatening to take the association to court if he is banned from seeking election in the annual meeting on April 23.
Mak, who was ousted from power in re-elections after a year-long court battle last May, tendered his nomination for presidency but it was rejected by the incumbent executive committee led by Cyril Wong Siu-ming.
'I've handed in my nomination form before the March 17 deadline and I have not been officially notified by the association on whether it has been accepted or rejected,' said Mak, who led the Hong Kong Judo Association for nine years.
'As far as I am concerned I am still a candidate for presidency, but unofficially I've been told by friends that my name is not on the nomination list. I shall be attending the annual meeting and then see what happens.' HKJA chairman Wong confirmed they had received Mak's papers but said the former president is not eligible for the election because his HKJA membership was rescinded last June.
Mak lost his membership for alleged misconduct during his term in office, including spending association funds on translation and transcript of records used as evidence in the court battle.
He was also alleged to have 'illegally' spent HKJA money to finance his trip to the World Championships in Canada in October 1993 when the two parties were still involved in their legal war.