Legco Drops Salary Claim Against Four Ex-lawmakers

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "http://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1391811_1_20180418180536.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1391811-20180418.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1391811-20180418.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });

2018-04-18 HKT 12:01

Share this story

facebook

  • Legco drops salary claim against four ex-lawmakers

  • The Legco Commission says it won't seek money back from disqualified lawmakers (from left) Lau Siu-lai, Nathan Law, Edward Yiu and Leung Kwok-hung. File photo: RTHK

    The Legco Commission says it won't seek money back from disqualified lawmakers (from left) Lau Siu-lai, Nathan Law, Edward Yiu and Leung Kwok-hung. File photo: RTHK

Legco has decided to withdraw its bid to claim back the salaries of four former lawmakers disqualified over the 2016 Legco oath-taking saga, based on the government's advice.

Demosisto's Nathan Law, Leung Kwok-hung from the League of Social Democrats, Democracy Groundwork's Lau Siu-lai and Edward Yiu were each asked to pay back around HK$3 million.

But a member of the Legislative Council Commission, the Civic Party's Dennis Kwok, said because of the strong grounds the four have in a potential legal battle, the commission decided it will not spend tens of millions of dollars of public money fighting the cases. He said it would have been unreasonable for it to do so.

Legco president Andrew Leung said the four would now be exempt from footing the full bill, on condition that they return operating funds given in advance; some prepaid expenses; as well as capital items such as mobile phones and laptops.

The total cost involved would amount to between HK$190,000 and HK$310,000 per person, Leung said.

The four were disqualified last July after a court ruled that their oaths of office were invalid. By then, they had spent nine months working as lawmakers.

______________________________



Last updated: 2018-04-18 HKT 18:07

RECENT NEWS

HSBC, StanChart, Alibaba Cloud Among First Cohort Of HKMAs Gen AI Sandbox

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Cyberport have announced the first cohort of its Generative Artificial Inte... Read more

QuickFest 2025 To Focus On AI, Automation, And The Future Of Accounting

QuickFest, the virtual conference tailored for accounting professionals, bookkeepers, and consultants, will return on 1... Read more

5 Stories That Shaped Hong Kongs Fintech Scene In 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong further cemented its position as a leading fintech hub in the world, with the number of fintech comp... Read more

Top 11 Fintech Events In Hong Kong, Japan And Korea In 2025

East Asian countries, especially Hong Kong, China and South Korea, have become global hotspots for fintech innovation, ... Read more

Hong Kong SFC Grants Four VATP Licences, Boosting Virtual Asset Growth

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has granted Hong Kong VATP licences to four virtual... Read more

ZA Bank Chief Exec Ronald Iu Reportedly Stepping Down, May Join PAObank

Chief Executive of Hong Kong’s ZA Bank, Ronald Iu, is reportedly planning to step down early next year, according to ... Read more