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
Former Sun Hung Kai Properties co-chairman Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong comforted family and asked them to go on vacation, says son
The property billionaire jailed for offering illegal payments to Hong Kong’s former No 2 official told his family that he was busy in prison and not to miss him too much during the Lunar New Year.
Former Sun Hung Kai Properties co-chairman Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong has already spent two Lunar New Year holidays behind bars after his conviction in a high-profile graft case involving former chief secretary Rafael Hui Si-yan.
On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal dismissed Kwok’s appeal, saying that it was not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the conspirators agreed or intended that Hui would commit a specific act of serious misconduct.
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Kwok’s son, Adam Kwok Kai-fai, the current SHKP executive director, said his father told the family to go on vacation and not to miss him too much, his son said.
They went skiing in Canada, Adam Kwok told reporters.
“My father comforted us by saying he was busy in prison,” he said.
Adam Kwok revealed that his grandmother was very concerned about Thomas Kwok.
“I don’t know how to explain today’s decision to her,” he said, eyes red.
