CY Leung issues stern warning as Democrats promise to follow through with UGL investigation

Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying issued another strongly worded legal letter on Monday warning of further action against Democratic Party members after they vowed to push ahead with an investigation into a HK$50 million payment he received from an Australian engineering firm during his term as the city’s chief executive.

Former Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (L) meeting former Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung in London, 15 October 2015. Source: Flickr - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0))

Leung sent out the 17-page letter through his lawyers, a day after the Democrats said they would set up a committee to manage the HK$2.2 million they raised through a crowdfunding drive, which would be used to consult international experts on how to take the case forward.

Cheung Mo Ching reports.