Ex-Hong Kong Development Minister Convicted of Fraud
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Hong Kong’s former secretary for development Mak Chai-kwong was convicted of defrauding the government over more than HK$700,000 ($90,233) of housing allowances during the 1980s.
Mak and another former official knew they weren’t eligible for the allowance, District Court Judge Johnny Chan said in delivering his verdict today. They tried “to get the government to pay for their investment,” Chan said.