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Hong Kong lawmaker resigns after drink-driving arrest, prompting code review

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Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) may revise its code of conduct for members following the resignation of lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai. Wong was arrested for alleged drink-driving, careless driving, and failing to report an accident after crashing his vehicle into parked cars. He resigned from Legco and was suspended from his university duties amid the scandal, having also failed to report his arrest to Legco in a timely manner as required. AI

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Hong Kong lawmaker resigns after drink-driving arrest, prompting code review

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Legco could tighten members’ code after William Wong drink-driving case: Starry Lee

    Hong Kong’s legislature may review and tighten its code for members in light of the resignation of a lawmaker arrested for alleged drink-driving and failing to report an accident, its president has said. “We routinely review the code for Legislative Council members, usually durin…

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