Legislator William Wong has been suspended from his administrative duties at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where he served as associate dean, following him on Monday. arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.
CUHK said on Friday that the school was aware of the incident and had immediately suspended Wong. In response to media inquiries, she declined further comment, citing the ongoing police investigation.
When HKFP checked CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering website on Friday, Wong was gone listed as associate dean. His PROFILE However, it can still be found on the Faculty Members page.
According to Wong’s biography on the website of Our Hong Kong Foundation, a think tank, he also serves as director of the Center for Innovation and Technology and an associate director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at CUHK.
When HKFP checked online staff LISTS from both organizations on Friday, Wong’s entry was absent.
Four alleged offenses
The 66-year-old, who is a lawmaker from the powerful City Election Committee constituency, allegedly rammed two cars parked outside a residence hall at CUHK on Monday evening, according to a police report released on Tuesday.
He was arrested on suspicion of four offences, including driving while intoxicated, careless driving, failure to stop after a traffic accident and failure to report a traffic accident.
He apologized on Facebook POST Wednesday evening, adding that he will cooperate with the police investigation. The lawmaker is on bail and must report to the police at the end of July.
Wong did not respond to a HKFP request for comment. it said Online media Kinliu said on Thursday that he felt things were “chaotic” and that he had “reflected” on his mistakes.
Local media reported that in 2015, a man with the same Chinese and English name as Wong was convicted of drunk driving. Wong declined to comment when asked if he had committed the offense in 2015. according to for local media reports.
Drunk driving in Hong Kong is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of HK$25,000.
