Lawmaker loses bid to summon Hong Kong justice minister Teresa Cheng to discuss CY Leung decision with Legislative Council
- Civic Party’s Dennis Kwok wanted Teresa Cheng to answer questions on case involving former chief executive
- But non-binding motion was easily defeated
A pro-democracy lawmaker’s bid to rally support for summoning Hong Kong’s justice minister to the legislature was easily defeated on Thursday.
Civic Party lawmaker Dennis Kwok had asked for Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah to present the Legislative Council with all relevant documents and testify about her handling of the case involving former chief executive Leung Chun-ying.
An investigation was launched in 2014 into misconduct allegations against Leung, regarding a HK$50 million payment he received after Australian firm UGL bought DTZ, a property company of which Leung was a director before he took office.
But after a thorough investigation the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded there was not enough evidence to press charges against Leung, and decided not to seek outside legal advice on the matter.
“I hope the minister will think about why citizens still have many doubts,” Kwok said before his motion was put to vote in the chamber.
