Hong Kong media: The final appeal result of the Tsang Yam-kuen case was announced, and the conviction and sentence were revoked

Former Hong Kong chief executive Tsang Yam-kuen was once sentenced to prison for misconduct in public office. Although he was released from prison after serving his sentence in January this year, he has lodged a final appeal with Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal to overturn his conviction. The verdict was pronounced today (26Th), and the court finally ruled to revoke the conviction and sentence of Tsang Yam-kuen's public official for misconduct.

According to a comprehensive report by Hong Kong's East Net and other media on June 26, 74-year-old Tsang Yam-kuen was accused of failing to negotiate a property lease with its shareholders between 2010 and 2012 when exercising its chief executive's authority and considering decisions involving a broadcaster.

In February 2017, Tsang was convicted of misconduct by public officials in the Hong Kong High Court and sentenced to 20 months in prison. He subsequently appealed to the Court of Appeal, which upheld the conviction but changed the sentence to 12 months.

Tsang Yam-kuen was interviewed by the media when he was released from prison in January this year (Source: Hong Kong's "East Net")

On January 15 this year, Tsang was released from prison after serving his sentence. However, while serving his sentence, Tsang appealed to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and was approved. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal heard Tsang's appeal on May 14 and heard submissions from both parties.

At that time, the prosecution and the defense argued whether Tsang Yam-kuen's omission of interests if he merely misreported his interests because of an error in judgment constituted misconduct. Mr. Tsang's lawyers said mr. Zeng had not deliberately omitted to report what he had done knowingly violated the law and that he should be acquitted. However, the prosecution argued that the jury's verdict showed that they did not accept Zeng's defence and that the guilty verdict should be upheld.

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal announced on June 26 that although Tsang had served his sentence, it had ordered his conviction and sentence to be revoked and ordered no retrial.