Former Hong Kong lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai given two months to consider plea on traffic offences
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Former Hong Kong legislator William Wong Kam-fai, 66, was granted a two-month adjournment to consider his plea on four traffic charges related to an alleged drink-driving incident on the CUHK campus in Sha Tin, where his breath-alcohol level was more than double the legal limit.
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William Wong Kam-fai, a former Hong Kong lawmaker, resigned following an alleged drink-driving incident. He was arrested on June 30 after crashing his car into two parked vehicles on the CUHK campus in Sha Tin while under the influence of alcohol.
Former Hong Kong lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai, who resigned after an alleged drink-driving incident, has been given two months to consider his plea on four traffic offences.
Wong, 66, was not required to enter a plea during his first appearance at Sha Tin Court on Wednesday.
Defence counsel Paul Tse Wai-chun, also a former legislator, sought a nine-week adjournment to allow time for legal advice. Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai set the next hearing for November 11.
He was arrested in the early hours of June 30 on suspicion of crashing his car into two parked vehicles while under the influence of alcohol on the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) campus in Sha Tin the previous day.
According to a charge sheet available for press inspection, Wong’s breath-alcohol concentration was 45 micrograms per 100 millilitres – more than double the statutory limit of 22 micrograms.
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William Wong Kam-fai will enter a plea at the November 11 hearing at Sha Tin Court
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- What plea will William Wong Kam-fai enter at the November 11 hearing?
- Will he face additional penalties beyond the traffic charges?
- What impact will this case have on his political reputation?
