CY Leung in 'conflict-of-interest' row over son's role at university
Despite denials of misconduct, Democrats call for answers in row over HK$400m donation to institute where chief executive's son is studying
More answers were being demanded on Tuesday in the conflict-of-interest row involving Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, his son, a Hong Kong property tycoon and one of the world's top medical universities.
Sweden's Karolinska Institute was given a record HK$400 million donation earlier this month by the chairman of Chinese Estates Holdings Lau Ming-wai to set up its first overseas research centre - in Hong Kong.
Lau said he decided to make the donation after dining last year with Leung and the institute's vice chancellor, Professor Anders Hamsten. It followed Leung's visit to the institute in May on an official trip to Europe.
Only, this week it emerged that the chief executive's son Leung Chuen-yan - the oldest of his three children - officially joined the institute this year as a postdoctoral fellow, following an application made in 2013.
And yesterday the institute appeared to hold open a door for Chuen-yan to eventually be relocated to the new centre, which Professor Kenneth Chien - who heads the lab he is based at in Stockholm - will help set up.