Revealed: who paid what in race for chief - The Standard

Revealed: who paid what in race for chief - The Standard

Half of Leung Chun-ying's campaign chest of HK$14.84 million in his winning run for chief executive came from a low-profile association and six individuals, according to expense statements.
The documents submitted to the Registration and Electoral Office showed that the Association of Experts for Modernization, of which National People's Congress deputy Maria Tam Wai-chu is honorary chairwoman, donated just over HK$1 million to Leung.
"The donations were all made voluntarily," association chairman Patrick Tse Kwing-chuen said yesterday.
Tam also donated to Leung, Tse said.
Leung has been close to the association, showing up at its general meeting last year, where two officials from the central government liaison office were also present.
But Tse stressed that no one from the liaison office had forced them to make the donation.
The six individuals chipping in HK$1 million each include tycoon Li Ka- shing's sister-in-law Catherine Chong Yuet-ngai, Cammy Poon Kwok-ling, Albert Li Chee-man and Lei Ioc-heng.
Six other individuals and companies each donated HK$500,000.
Among them was Sun Hung-kai Properties former chairman Walter Kwok Ping-sheung.
Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited, chaired by Henry Cheng Kar-shun, also donated HK$500,000. Cheng was earlier criticized for changing support from Henry Tang Ying-yen to Leung.
Of the HK$14.84 million Leung raised for his election campaign, he spent HK$11.2 million.
The biggest chunk, HK$3.3 million, went for rental
, office expenses and transportation; HK$2.5 million went to agents and election assistants.


Compared with Leung, Tang received fewer large-sum donations, with the biggest amount just HK$200,000.
Ten people each donated HK$200,000 to Tang, with three of them having close relationships to Li Ka- shing.
They include Grace Woo Chia-ching and Justin Chiu Kwok-hung, who are both executive directors of Cheung Kong (Holdings).
Canning Fok Kin-ning, managing director of Hutchison Whampoa, also donated HK$200,000.
Those who donated HK$100,000 to Tang include Lifestyle International Holdings boss Thomas Lau Luen-hung, Liberal Party honorary chairman James Tien Pei-chun, and Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun and his daughter Pansy Ho Chiu-king.
Tang raised HK$11.29 million for his election campaign, of which he spent HK$10.97 million.
The biggest items of expenditure were also rental, office and transportation, at HK44.45 million.
Tang also spent almost HK$3 million on hiring agents and election assistants.
Both Leung and Tang have said they will donate the unspent campaign money to charity