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William Wong Kam-fai resigned from the Legislative Council in July days after news of the hit-and-run incident broke.
Disgraced former lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai will be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to four traffic offences stemming from a hit-and-run incident while driving under the influence of alcohol earlier this year.
Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai adjourned sentencing to November 26 on Wednesday, citing the need to obtain Wong’s background report and a community service order assessment.
The former lawmaker, who resigned from the Legislative Council in July days after news of the incident broke, appeared at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court to enter his plea.
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William Wong Kam-fai will receive a sentence on November 26 that may include community service based on the ordered assessment.
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