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Former Democratic Party chairman Yeung Sum. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong extradition bill

Opposition veteran says ‘no regrets’ over loss of Hong Kong civic honours

Democratic Party ex-chairman Yeung Sum argues role in unauthorised assembly was ‘matter of honour and conscience’, no regret over lost Silver Bauhinia Star.

10 Jun 2022 - 8:14PM

Hong Kong property

Disgraced tycoon Thomas Kwok rejoins Sun Hung Kai group after jail term

2 Jan 2020 - 10:44PM

Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Dark chapter in Hong Kong’s history finally closed

21 Dec 2019 - 10:02PM

Hong Kong property

Ex-Hong Kong No 2 official freed after serving five years for bribery, misconduct

Rafael Hui found guilty of accepting nearly HK$20 million following high-profile corruption trial in 2014.

18 Dec 2019 - 11:20PM

Rafael Hui walks out of Stanley Prison after serving five years for accepting bribes and inducements. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong courts

Former chief secretary Rafael Hui to walk free from jail after five years

Hui was sentenced to 7½ years in prison after being found guilty of five charges of bribery and misconduct in 2014, but is being freed two years ahead of his term for his good behaviour.

17 Dec 2019 - 6:57PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Tycoon Thomas Kwok freed after three years in prison for bribery

Property tycoon was jailed in 2014 over a multimillion-dollar cash-for-favours scandal involving former chief secretary Rafael Hui.

21 Mar 2019 - 11:30PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Middleman in Hong Kong’s biggest graft case gets early release from prison

Ex-stock exchange executive Francis Kwan, convicted of handling more than HK$11 million in bribes to city’s former No 2 official, has sentence reduced for good behaviour.

19 Apr 2018 - 10:48PM

Rafael Hui trial: Francis Kwan to be released from prison next week

The former Hong Kong stock exchange official had been convicted of handling more than HK$11.18 million in bribes to the city’s former chief secretary.

10 Apr 2018 - 10:50PM

Donald Tsang

Rafael Hui and Thomas Kwok lose civic honours over graft charge

Both men received their awards in 2007 – the top Grand Bauhinia Medal for Hui and the Silver Bauhinia Star for Kwok

2 Mar 2018 - 6:25PM

ICAC

How small team of graft-busters closed the net on Rafael Hui

7 Aug 2017 - 11:17AM

The ICAC’s director of investigation (government sector), Ricky Yu (centre), flanked by chief investigators Winnie Lee Wai-yee (left) and Hazel Law. Photo: David Wong

Sun Hung Kai Properties

A clear message that Hong Kong will not tolerate corruption

21 Jun 2017 - 4:30AMvideocam

Former Chief Secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan arriving at the Court of Final Appeal in Central on June 14, 2017. Photo: Sam Tsang

Careless, clumsy but not corrupt, Thomas Kwok son says

14 Jun 2017 - 11:39PM

Ex-Hong Kong official Rafael Hui’s court judgment in brief

14 Jun 2017 - 5:45PM

Tycoon Kwok back in jail after final bribery appeal rejected

14 Jun 2017 - 11:38PMvideocam

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Hui prosecutor sought tougher case to expose corruption

11 May 2017 - 12:08AM

Former chief secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan arriving at the Court of Final Appeal in Central on Wednesday. Photo: Felix Wong

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Former No 2 Hui’s acceptance of HK$8.5m ‘did not amount to misconduct’

9 May 2017 - 11:40PM

Former Hong Kong No 2 begins final bid to overturn conviction

9 May 2017 - 10:53AM

Top court’s concern over Rafael Hui’s 1,000-page appeal

19 Apr 2017 - 4:59PM

Former chief secretary Rafael Hui was jailed in December 2014. Photo: Sam Tsang

More than 400 bids for Hong Kong mementos from Rafael Hui’s private collection

23 Aug 2016 - 11:02PM

‘Overwhelming’ interest in auction for Rafael’s Hui’s Hong Kong memorabilia collection

6 Aug 2016 - 1:41PM

Get a piece of Hong Kong history at auction of Rafael Hui’s personal collection

3 Aug 2016 - 10:54PM

The latest auction of a variety of items, including Chinese paintings, sculptures, collectible banknotes, stamps and souvenirs, comes after two separate public tenders offering part of Hui's private collection fetched at least HK$560,000 last year. Photo: SCMP PicturesPicture shows Rafael Hui Si Yan's personal collection will be in action.

‘Treasure what you have now,’ tycoon Thomas Kwok declares after Hong Kong court releases him on bail ahead of appeal

12 Jul 2016 - 11:38PM

Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong (centre left) hugging his son Adam Kwok outside court in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang

Court grants appeals in Rafael Hui misconduct case

22 Mar 2016 - 2:47PM

Hong Kong billionaire in Rafael Hui case told family he was busy in prison and not to miss him too much during Lunar New Year

16 Feb 2016 - 1:28PM

Update | Denied: Rafael Hui staying behind bars as former Hong Kong No 2 loses appeal over HK$19.7 million bribe conviction

16 Feb 2016 - 1:47PM

Court hands down ruling on appeal over Rafael Hui's case at High Court, Admiralty. 16FEB16. SCMP/Sam Tsang.

Trustees chase HK$15 million from Rafael Hui, former Hong Kong chief secretary, and his wife Teresa Lo Mei-mei

5 Dec 2015 - 1:21AM

Former Chief Secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan appears at the High Court. 03NOV15

Hong Kong jury in Rafael Hui graft trial didn't get right advice from judge, defence counsel alleges as appeal ends

5 Nov 2015 - 11:52PM

How exactly did Rafael Hui favour Hong Kong developer SHKP? Barristers ask in court

Appeal lawyers in Hong Kong's highest-profile corruption case continued yesterday to tear into the prosecution's lack of evidence to show what exactly a former No 2 official did to favour Sun Hung Kai Properties in return for bribes running into the millions.

4 Nov 2015 - 4:02PM

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Rafael Hui

Rafael Hui Si-Yan, born in 1948, is a former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong and a former career civil servant. Hui was arrested in March 2012 by the Independent Commission Against Corruption on suspicion of corruption. The trial of Hui, along with Sun Hung Kai Properties co-chairmen Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong and Raymond Kwok Ping-luen, which opened in early June 2014, was called the most high-profile corruption trial in the history of the Hong Kong SAR.

Born

8 Feb 1948

Industry

Politics

Job Title

Former Chief Secretary for Administration, Hong Kong SAR

last updated:

7 October, 2024