Wong Yuk-man promises revenge on Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung
Outgoing lawmaker says Leung went ahead with prosecuting him over throwing a glass in Legco despite being advised against it
“[Leung] is happy that I cannot be a lawmaker any more but he shouldn’t be too happy because I will follow him till death,” Wong told reporters, following his first court appearance just days after losing his seat in Sunday’s polls.
The veteran politician said that one need not seek revenge over the smallest of grievances, but to attain justice, one must return an eye for an eye.
One possible move, he suggested, would be to launch a private prosecution against Leung over the payment of HK$50 million from Australian engineering firm UGL.
Earlier in the day, Wong read out a third of his 150-page closing submission at the Eastern Court, where he is on trial for common assault for allegedly hurling a glass at Leung during a meeting on July 3, 2014.
Wong told magistrate Chu Chung-keung the incident was discussed time and again within the government, according to an insider source whom he would not name in court.
“[Leung] received legal advice that there was insufficient evidence, and that the case was politically inappropriate for prosecution,” he said. “But these views were not music to his ears.”
