A legislator plans to call for a special inquiry to investigate Timothy Tong Hin-ming, following allegations that the former head of the city’s anti-corruption agency had used public funds to treat mainland officials to extravagant banquets.
The newspaper reported on Tuesday that Tong had allegedly treated officials from the mainland’s liaison office in Hong Kong to banquets 20 times during his five-year tenure.
Tong became a Hong Kong delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after retiring from the Independent Commission Against Corruption last July.
Two of the banquets hosted by Tong were held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai, a five-star hotel that has been patronised by many top mainland leaders, including former Chinese president Hu Jintao and current Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, according to the report.
reported that some of the banquets coincided with senior appointments made by the ICAC and with Hong Kong court hearings on a high-profile corruption case involving a mainland businessman.
James To Kun-sun, deputy chairman of the Legislative Council security panel, on Thursday called for a special inquiry to summon Tong to explain the matter.
