Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang taken to hospital while in custody
Ex-chief executive faces up to seven years’ jail for misconduct in office, as he waits behind bars for sentencing
Disgraced former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen became Hong Kong’s first leader to spend a night in custody, as he was remanded ahead of sentencing tomorrow, when he is almost certain to be jailed for misconduct in office.
In a stunning reversal of fortune, Tsang, 72, swapped his suit and trademark bow tie for a prison jumpsuit last night after a judge sent him to the maximum security Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre and indicated a suspended sentence was unlikely.
But at about 9.25pm, he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s custodial ward, in chains, after complaining of feeling unwell.
Tomorrow the former head of the city’s government will find out his punishment on one count of misconduct, which carries a maximum seven-year sentence.
On Friday, Tsang became the highest-ranked leader in the city’s history to be convicted at a criminal trial, when a nine-member jury found him guilty of deliberately concealing a conflict of interest.
