Don't drink and drive, says radio official
Assistant director of broadcasting Cheung Man-sun said yesterday he had learned a lesson and warned against drink-driving after being fined HK$7,500 and banned from driving for 18 months.
'I have become wiser after this experience. I have learned my lesson. Don't take the risk of driving after drinking,' he said outside Sha Tin Court, where he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a blood sample to confirm he had exceeded the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Cheung, 54, also admitted driving a car with a non-complying number plate and that he had 'overestimated my drinking capacity'. But he insisted he was sober when he crashed his car after swerving to avoid a dog on October 19 last year.
He had refused to give a blood sample because he believed a breath test he had already given - showing his blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit - was enough.
Cheung refused to comment on whether his conviction was another blow to RTHK after disc jockeys and producers were accused of or admitted filing false fee claims, and after the resignation of its former chief in a scandal over a karaoke hostess.
