Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang says he has put aside hatred after completing 12-month jail term for misconduct in public office
- Ex-chief executive, 74, discharged from custodial ward at Queen Mary Hospital
- Tsang expresses desire for a life away from the public eye
Disgraced former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said he had put aside his anger and hatred and had only gratitude in his heart as he tasted freedom again on Tuesday after completing a 12-month jail term for misconduct in public office.
Tsang, 74, appeared to be in good spirits as he was discharged from Queen Mary Hospital’s custodial ward in the morning, vowing to soldier on with his final appeal against his conviction, scheduled at the city’s top court in May.
He thanked his supporters for standing by him through thick and thin, and expressed his desire for a life away from the public eye with his wife, Selina Tsang Pou Siu-mei, who held his hand as he faced the media pack waiting for him.
“From today onwards,” he declared with a smile, “I can go home and reunite with my family and spend my ordinary and tranquil retirement life with my wife.”