Disgraced ex-chief of state-owned China Resources Charley Song Lin stripped of Hong Kong civic honour after corruption conviction by Guangzhou court
Song, serving 14 years in jail for embezzling public assets worth more than 9.74 million yuan, has justice of the peace title revoked
A former chairman of state-owned China Resources was stripped of his justice of the peace title by the Hong Kong government on Friday, months after the disgraced businessman was thrown behind bars for corruption.
Charley Song Lin was sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined 4 million yuan (US$628,000) by a Guangzhou court last June after he pleaded guilty to embezzling public assets worth more than 9.74 million yuan, and receiving property, shares and benefits worth 23.3 million yuan between 2004 and 2013.
A notice published in the government gazette said Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor had revoked the appointment as of Friday.
The title is given to those who have made a significant contribution to Hong Kong society. The main duties include visiting prisons and other detention centres as well as administering statutory declarations and serving on advisory panels.
However, Article 6 of the Justices of the Peace Ordinance states the city’s chief executive can withdraw the title in a number of circumstances, including when a recipient has been jailed.
