Ex-lawmaker William Wong pleads guilty over CUHK crash
HKFP · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Former lawmaker William Wong pleaded guilty at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday to drink driving and failing to stop after a traffic accident linked to an incident at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on June 29. The 66-year-old had been accused over a late-night crash outside a CUHK residential hall, where police said he hit two parked cars before leaving the scene and later returning for investigation
Key Points
- Wong faced four charges tied to the June 29 CUHK incident: drink driving, careless driving, failing to stop, and failing to report damage
- Police said he struck two parked cars outside a CUHK residential hall, left the scene, and later returned for investigation
- During the follow-up investigation, Wong failed a breathalyser test, according to the prosecution case reported by HKFP
- Former lawmaker Paul Tse represented Wong and read a mitigation statement for nearly 45 minutes in court on Wednesday
- Tse said a friend had offered to drive Wong home that night, but Wong declined, while mitigation letters came from Henry Tang, Frank Chan, Peter Shiu and Duncan Chiu
Why It Matters
The case remains politically notable because Wong had been elected to the Legislative Council in a 2022 by-election and re-elected in 2025 before stepping down days after the crash and apologising for causing “trouble” to society. It also had consequences at CUHK, which suspended him from his role as external affairs associate dean of the engineering faculty, though the university website still listed him as a professor