A Bad Week for ... , October 13, 2013
Lew Mon-hung was charged with conspiracy to defraud by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Lew was already facing a charge of perverting public justice by seeking to influence an investigation into Pearl Oriental Oil.
The 64-year-old former ally of Leung Chun-ying was charged with conspiracy to defraud by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Lew was already facing a charge of perverting public justice by seeking to influence an investigation into Pearl Oriental Oil. The latest charges allege Lew and three others conspired to defraud shareholders and potential investors of Pearl Oriental Innovation.
A girl named Cheng, who reportedly caught her boyfriend cheating on her, shouted and slapped him repeatedly as he kneeled on a Kowloon City street. The five-minute incident was caught on video and went viral on YouTube. Cheng, 20, was arrested for assault while the 23-year-old boyfriend, called Chui, received hospital treatment.
With the US stuck in a damaging political stalemate, the House Speaker emerged with his credibility somewhat diminished. His plan to grant President Barack Obama a temporary rise in the debt ceiling while keeping parts of the government shut down drew derision from politicians and businessmen.
