Shamed former leader of Hong Kong pleads not guilty to bribery at his high-profile corruption trial after quitting in disgrace for accepting favours from tycoons

In 2012 he apologised for separate allegations that he accepted inappropriate gifts from business friends in the form of trips on luxury yachts and private jets. The trial comes at a time when residents are losing faith in Hong Kong’s leaders, as a string …
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