HONG KONG, Dec 23, 2014 (AFP) - Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok was jailed for five years Tuesday over payments made to a senior government official in a blockbuster case that has shocked the city.
Kwok, 63 -- who was joint chairman of Hong Kong’s biggest property company, Sun Hung Kai -- was found guilty of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office over a series of payments totalling HK$8.5 million (US$1.1 million) to former government number two Rafael Hui.
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