Red packet bribe accusations taint University of Hong Kong student elections
Law student alleges that mainland-born candidate in council poll is paying electors through pro-Beijing group; rival categorically denies claim
The anti-corruption agency is being called in to look into vote-buying allegations against one of the candidates fighting for a seat to represent postgraduate students on the governing council of the University of Hong Kong this year.
Mainland-born Printa Zhu Ke, an incumbent representative who is seeking another term, is accused of offering “red packets” to voters through a pro-Beijing youth group.
At the centre of the row is the election of a postgraduate student representative to the university council. Voting started on Monday and will continue until Friday. Zhu’s term expires on Sunday.
In the last election, he won 274 votes, compared to his rival’s 51.
This time, four candidates are vying for the seat. Apart from Mo and Zhu, the other two are Samuel Law Sau-wai from the faculty of law and Lee Hang-seng from the department of geography.