Jailed mogul Thomas Kwok has no plans to get back in the hot seat at Sun Hung Kai Properties when he is released later this month, says brother
- Raymond Kwok says his brother, who is set to be freed from a five-year prison term for corruption, wants to spend more time on activities at his church
- Kwok was convicted of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office in 2014 for bribing former chief secretary Rafael Hui
Jailed Hong Kong property mogul Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong has no plans to return to Sun Hung Kai Properties when he regains his freedom in just over two weeks after serving most of a five-year term for corruption, his brother Raymond Kwok Ping-luen said.
Speaking in Beijing on Wednesday, Raymond Kwok, chairman and managing director at SHKP, said the Kwok family was overjoyed that Thomas Kwok would soon be released.
“So far, there is no such plan [for Thomas to return to SHKP]. He would like to spend more time on church activities and other personal matters. He may also have plans to travel,” Raymond Kwok said on the sidelines of the “two sessions” in Beijing, the annual gathering of China’s political elites.
Raymond Kwok is a delegate to the country’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
“Of course we are very happy. His family, our mother and I are definitely happy. We have waited for so many years,” he said.
Kwok said he would meet his brother when Thomas walks free from Stanley Prison on 21 March and he hoped they will go hiking together.