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Ex-HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged confidential data access

Geoffrey Tong Po-hang and his mother Leung Yiu-chun face charges over allegedly accessing confidential information for investment profits.

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A former Hong Kong stock exchange vice-president and his mother were charged with accessing confidential company data, yielding over HK$500,000 in profits.

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A former vice-president of the Hong Kong stock exchange’s operator and his mother have been charged by the city’s graft buster over allegedly accessing confidential information of listed companies, which yielded more than HK$500,000 (US$63,720) in investment profits.

Geoffrey Tong Po-hang, 39, former vice-president of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), and his mother Leung Yiu-chun, 68, appeared in Eastern Court for mention on Wednesday afternoon.

They jointly face one count of “obtaining access to computer with a view to dishonest gain for himself or another”.

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Ex-HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged confidential data access

Geoffrey Tong Po-hang and his mother Leung Yiu-chun face charges over allegedly accessing confidential information for investment profits.

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A former Hong Kong stock exchange vice-president and his mother were charged with accessing confidential company data, yielding over HK$500,000 in profits.

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Former HKEX vice-president and mother charged over accessing confidential listed company data.

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Geoffrey Tong Po-hang, 39, former vice-president of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), and his mother Leung Yiu-chun, 68, appeared in Eastern Court for mention on Wednesday afternoon.

They jointly face one count of “obtaining access to computer with a view to dishonest gain for himself or another”.

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When will the next court hearing take place?
Which listed companies were targeted?

Ex-HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged confidential data access

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