Judge Donald Tsang by his own rules on avoiding conflicts of interest, prosecution urges
Former chief executive faces bribery charge and two counts of misconduct in office
This was SCMP’s real-time coverage of Day 2 of the prosecution’s opening address in the trial of former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.
4.44pm – Trial ends for the day
The trial will resume on Thursday, when witnesses are expected to be called.
4.43pm – Tsang ‘claimed public expectations too high’
As public interest in the property grew, Tsang went on a radio programme to “shift the focus onto the public”, prosecutors alleged.
Days after the Shenzhen property was reported on, Perry said, Tsang went on Commercial Radio’s Beautiful Sunday programme to say that he found the public expectations on him rising higher and higher.
“He is shifting the focus to the public,” the prosecutor said.