Former legislator Chim Pui-chung will learn his fate today when a magistrate hands down his verdict on two election corruption charges.
Eastern Court magistrate Colin Mackintosh yesterday rejected a bid by Chim's lawyer to have the case thrown out, ruling that there was a case to answer.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has alleged that Chim was attempting to influence the votes of up to 100 eligible voters at a dinner at a Wan Chai restaurant on March 27 last year - five days before the financial services subsector elections.
The subsector helped elect members to the 800-member Election Committee, which in turn chose 10 legislators.
Chim was then a legislative councillor and a candidate for Legco's financial services functional constituency. He was subsequently elected to the constituency.
A total of 25 candidates were competing for the 12 subsector seats.
Chim denies illegally treating colleagues and failing to obtain written authorisation to incur expenses.