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Hong Kong donors gave tens of millions to scandal-hit Christian charity over the years. They are now owed an explanation from directors
- One immediate impact of the scandal involving Christian Zheng Sheng Association is that donors are likely to be wary when giving money to good causes
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An award-winning journalist, Denise has spent more than 20 years in the industry and specialises in macro-economic and political-economic news in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong police’s high-profile arrests of four directors and issuance of warrants for three others including principal Alman Chan Siu-cheuk and founder Jacob Lam Hay-sing of the Christian Zheng Sheng Association charity have shocked supporters, students and staff.
Some donors were dismayed by the revelation HK$50 million of the association’s funds had allegedly been funnelled to personal bank accounts of several of the suspects including those who have since moved to Britain and the United States.
They were also stunned that Chan’s urgent call for cash in 2020, which raised HK$45 million for the association’s college, might not have been proper as police revealed less than 10 per cent of the proceeds had gone to it.
Police have classed the case as conspiracy to defraud and misrepresentation.
One immediate impact of the scandal is that donors are likely to be wary when giving money, especially to causes not traditionally “popular” such as for tackling drug addiction, as opposed to helping orphans, for example.
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