Disgraced former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang to be released from Stanley Prison next week
- Ex-chief executive to be freed early after serving time for misconduct in public office
- Tsang will be met at prison by his personal bodyguard
Jailed former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen will regain his freedom next Tuesday after serving a 12-month jail term, various sources have told the Post.
The city’s chief executive from 2005 to 2012 – who was jailed for misconduct in public office – will also get his bodyguards back as soon as he steps outside prison on January 15, a source familiar with the arrangements said.
“Bodyguards will have to arrive at Stanley Prison on Tuesday morning to receive Tsang,” a police insider said.
“All the personal protection, transport services and other welfare will resume as he walks out.”
Tsang, who managed to reduce his sentence from 20 months to 12 on appeal, has spent less than a year in jail. He will be released early because his term was further reduced after his holidays were deducted and the Correctional Services Department considered his good behaviour.
The career civil servant fell from grace in February 2017, when he was found guilty of a misconduct charge over a lease he failed to disclose while city leader.