Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has misconduct case adjourned

The case against former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, Hong Kong’s highest-ranking official ever to be prosecuted, has been further adjourned for five weeks following a committal hearing today.

Arriving at about 2pm, Tsang turned up at Eastern Court in Sai Wan Ho in a seven-seater vehicle amid flashes from cameras set up by dozens of journalists at the entrance on a rainy day. He was accompanied by his wife, Selina Tsang Pou Siu-mei.

The police presence was noticeable, with who appeared to be bodyguards from elite VIP protection unit G4 accompanying Tsang as he entered the court.

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They barred journalists from entering the lift with Tsang and prevented the public from entering the courtroom until Tsang had entered.

“We would make arrangements,” a police officer told the crowd of journalists waiting outside the courtroom door.

Tsang, 70, faces two counts of misconduct in public office related to the rental of a three-storey penthouse in Shenzhen.