‘This is no longer in my hands’: Resigned to his fate, Donald Tsang has no regrets in choosing life of politics
Chinese-language newspaper publishes column from former chief executive following trial
In an emotional column published yesterday in Chinese-language newspaper AM730, the disgraced former leader of the city also thanked his wife and family for their support over the past five years of “torment” since the Independent Commission Against Corruption first began investigating allegations of bribery and misconduct against him.
The case was brought to court three years later in 2015, and, at the end of a six-week trial, Tsang last Friday was found guilty of misconduct in office between 2010 and 2012. The former chief executive now faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
The column, titled It Will Always Be In My Heart, was published ahead of yesterday’s court session at the end of which he was remanded in custody pending sentencing tomorrow. It was not clear when the article was written.
“When this article is published, the investigation and trial, which have been troubling my family and me over the past five years, will have concluded,” he wrote. “I do not know what the result will be – be it a sad one or a happy one – this is no longer in my hands.”
He went on to state: “In life, sometimes there are things not up to you to decide. But as for serving Hong Kong, that’s my choice. No matter what the result of the trial is, I will not regret it at all.”
