HK dropped cases to third rich and famous.
HONG KONG will not prosecute former High Court Judge
Michael Wong for alleged impropriety in connection with his
applications to the Government for reimbursement of Leave
Passage Allowance.----January 25, 2006
1. Former High Court Judge Michael Wong submitted the reimbursement
claims of HK$280,000 for air tickets but was reimbursed
HK$170,000.
But at the time he made the claims,had not paid to aeroplane
companies .
All the tickets ,
as he admitted to Ming Bao ,a HK Chinese Daily,that a rich man
boy
friend of her daughter gave the 4 tickets to his
family.
2.The
Director of Public Prosecutions Grenville Cross accepted
that Michael Wong later return the equal amount of air
tickets to her daughter by paying her shopping.
3.THeir reasons not to prosecute:
In view of the sensitivity of the case, the nature of the
evidence and the level of public concern, Mr Cross instructed
Queen's Counsel Martin Wilson to consider the allegations and
evidence, and provide an assessment.
Mr Wilson's advice was that the evidence did not rise above the
level of suspicion and did not provide a reasonable prospect of
conviction.
Mr Wilson advised Mr Cross that in seeking reimbursement from the
Treasury, Mr Wong was making claims in respect of flights which he
had taken and for which, in principle, he was entitled to seek
appropriate reimbursement. To prosecute him successfully, it would
be necessary to prove:
* Mr Wong did not, as claimed, make the reimbursement to his
daughter;
* that when Mr Wong made the claims under the Leave Passage
Allowance he knew he had neither repaid her, in cash or kind, nor
intended to do so; and,
* that Mr Wong acted dishonestly.
4.But
Ming Bao raised few questions.
This former judge dared to refuse meeting officers from
ICAC--Sg CPID.How came ICAC did not summon him?
5.What would happen to Sg officials if they make a claim
which they had not actually paid for and do not declare
in the claim?
6.This Matin Wilson was one of the 2 QC who adviced
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr Grenville
Cross,
SC, not to
prosecute then Financial Secretary,
Mr Antony Leung, for his actions in respect of a car
purchased shortly before an increase in TAX.
Date: 15-Dec-2003
7.The first case not to prosecute rich and famous is
Aw Sian,the boss of HK Standard,who made false
claim of circulations to cheat advertisres.
She was not prosecuted but her staff prosecuted of the
offence of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting .
All were convicted and imprisonment.
8.Every one is equal.But some people is more equal than
others.
This former High Cout judge was then the Chairman of
The Equal
Opportunities Commission (EOC) is a statutory body set up in 1996
to implement the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO), the Disability
Discrimination Ordinance (DDO) and the Family Status Discrimination
Ordinance (FSDO).
9.More reports of
this case.
10.
His daughter Rosaline Wing Yue WONG , a barrister,was
involved
with HK rich playboy.