Speculation of abuse by two Hong Kong lawmakers following report on Israel study trip
Chinese-language newspaper reported one legislator brought husband along on delegation visit, while another extended trip, but chairman of Legco panel says pair did not breach rules
Speculation of abuse by two Hong Kong lawmakers has emerged following a media report on a recent study trip to Israel by a Legislative Council delegation.
Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao on Thursday reported that Democrat Helena Wong Pik-wan had brought her husband with her on the visit, and the couple had also stayed behind for a holiday in the Middle East.
Liberal Party’s Felix Chung Kwok-pan, who was also in the Legco delegation which went on a five-day visit to Israel last month, had also extended the trip.
The Israeli consul general in Hong Kong had invited legislators on the trip to see its information technology and re-industrialisation development.
According to a Legislative Council Secretariat document, the entire trip, signed up by nine lawmakers, cost taxpayers about HK$600,000. The delegation concluded their trip last Friday.
Ming Pao reported Wong’s husband had taken the delegation coach to get to downtown Tel Aviv upon arrival in the city, and he had also occasionally joined the delegation’s gatherings at night.
