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14:23, 20-Jul-2018
Court sends former Hong Kong leader back to jail with reduced sentence
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13:48, 23-Jul-2018
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Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was sent back to jail on Friday following the dismissal of an appeal against a conviction for misconduct in public office, but with his sentence reduced from 20 months to 12 months.
The unanimous decision by the three Court of Appeal judges means that Tsang, 73, previously released on bail after serving about two months, would have to return to jail.
But shortly after he was led out of the courtroom by security guards, Tsang was taken away in an ambulance.
Local media reported that he had "felt unwell" and was wearing an oxygen mask.
He was jailed in February on a charge of misconduct in public office for failing to declare certain dealings with a business tycoon.
Tsang was the chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 2005 to 2012.
Source(s): AFP
,Reuters