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Written by: Liang Zurao, Chen Xinxi, and Zhou Weiqiang
2019-12-11 20:29
Last updated: 2019-12-11 20:34The director of the Department of Justice Zheng Ruoji, who has been repeatedly questioned for incomplete declaration of interests, suddenly added a declaration husband Pan Letao to own a car park in the Central and Western District on the day of his return from Beijing on Tuesday (3rd). use.
Pan Letao was unveiled last year to purchase two residential properties in the Central and Western District in the name of the company. Zheng Ruozhen said at the time that she had no interest and therefore did not need to declare. "Hong Kong 01" checked the information, Pan currently holds at least five properties, and Zheng only reported two of them.
The reporter asked Zheng why he only reported part of his husband's property and whether he moved out of the residence of the Secretary for Justice. A spokesman for the Department of Justice responded tonight (11th) that Zheng had declared in accordance with the mechanism and that the official residence of the Secretary for Justice "can be used to hold official events when needed."
The Secretary for Justice, Zheng Ruocheng, returned to Beijing from Beijing on Tuesday (3rd) and suddenly declared that her husband, Pan Letao, had owned a residential unit with parking spaces in the Central and Western District. (Photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)
After the injury, he was declared a mansion in the Central and Western District on the day he returned to Hong Kong after treatment in Beijing.
When the Secretary for Justice, Zheng Ruozhen attended an event in London in mid-November, he was injured in a demonstration and stayed in the United Kingdom and Beijing for medical treatment. He returned to Hong Kong from Beijing last Tuesday (3rd). According to the register of personal interests of the members of the Executive Council, Zheng returned to Hong Kong to declare a new residential unit with parking spaces in the Central and Western District on the same day, which was owned by her husband and used for self-occupation on the same day as the declaration.
The reporter inquired with the Department of Justice on Wednesday morning whether Zheng Ruohuan would move away from the summit of the Department of Justice's official residence, whether it would be used for other purposes, and whether Zheng Wei declared other properties owned by his husband.
Spokesman for the Department of Justice: The official residence can be used for official events when needed
A spokesman for the Department of Justice responded in the evening that Zheng had declared a property owned by her husband in the Central and Western District for self-occupation on December 3, and stated that Zheng, as the principal official of the political appointment system and a member of the Executive Council, Make relevant declarations. The spokesman also pointed out that the official residence of the Secretary for Justice could be used to organize official events when necessary.
The reporter asked Zheng Ruohuan whether to move out of the residence of the Secretary for Justice. A spokesman for the Department of Justice replied that Zheng had declared in accordance with the mechanism, and that the residence of the Secretary for Justice "can be used to hold official events when necessary." (Photo / Photo by Lun Xingyang) (Photo / Photo by Lun Xingyang)
Pan Le Tao holds 5 houses Zheng only declares two of them
Zheng Ruohuan's register of interests currently declares a total of eight properties, six of which are in Hong Kong, including five residential and one industrial unit; of the five residential units, two units in Tuen Mun and Central and Western District are designated by the husband Owned for home use.
The reporter checked the information, Pan Letao currently holds at least five residential properties. However, Zheng only reported two of them, and the remaining three were jointly owned by the daughter of Pan Letao and his ex-wife's daughter. Zheng did not report.
In July of this year, Pan Letao was uncovered in October and December 2018 and spent more than 150 million yuan to purchase two residential units of Robinson Road and Abingley respectively, and Zheng Wei did not declare. Zheng Ruozhen responded at the time that the relevant property was not owned by her and did not bring her any real benefits, so no declaration was required. It is unknown at this time whether Zheng's newly declared property is one of the two mentioned above.
In January 2018, Zheng Ruozhen, who was newly established, was exposed to scandal when she took office. In April of the same year, she moved to the residence of the Secretary for Justice at Shixun Road on the Peak. Before Zheng moved in, the Architectural Services Department carried out repairs and renovations, which cost 2.37 million yuan for renovation.
Secretary of Justice Cheng Ruohuan holds Hong Kong residential
Property | Purchase time | Purchase price (ten thousand yuan) | Current market value (ten thousand yuan) |
One House, Lok Tsui Street, Tuen Mun | September 2008 | 2,600 | 5,000 |
One unit in Repulse Bay Haifeng Garden | 2017 year | 6,200 | 7,000 |
Shatin Prosperous Garden Block 7 | December 2006 | 595 | 1,400 |
Source: Land Registry Registration Information
Pan Le Tao currently owns residential properties in Hong Kong
Property | Purchase time | Purchase price (10,000 yuan) | Current market value (10,000 yuan) |
Duplex, 1 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels | December 2018 | About 7800 | 7800 |
Mid-level Abentley Mansion | End of August 2018 | 8980 | 9500 |
One House, Lok Tsui Street, Tuen Mun * | 2012 | 2700 | 5000 |
Taitan Longqin Garden One Unit * | year 2011 | 1600 | 2800 |
Tai Tam Redhill Peninsula One Unit with Two Car Parking Spaces * | 2016 year | 3564 | 4500 |
* Pan and daughter jointly hold
Source: Land Registry Registration Information
Pan Letao was the president of the Institution of Engineers and a shareholder of Anle Engineering Group. In 1996, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire by the British Empire. In 2003, he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the SAR Government. Pan Yu already owns a number of luxury homes in Hong Kong (see table). Through the company, Pan also holds approximately $ 400 million in office buildings at North Point Harbourfront Building and 128 Java Road.
Pan bought 160 million luxury homes last year
By the end of August and December of last year, Pan Letao purchased two luxury houses in Mid-levels for about 160 million yuan. Among them, in August, he bought a low-rise unit of the Abingley Building with parking spaces for 89.8 million yuan in his personal name. The purchased duplex unit of No. 1 Robinson Road, Mid-levels was carried out in the form of a company's transfer of equity. The public could not know the exact transaction price. Market news indicated that the transaction price was about 78 million yuan. As the property is sold through the transfer of equity in the company, the hot tax can be avoided.
According to the executive conference reporting system, members must declare that individuals hold beneficial assets. If the property is not held by members, but has real benefits such as rental income, they must also declare. Assets held by a member's spouse, and the member itself has no actual interests, and no declaration is required under the current system. However, because this often involves officials' own judgment, it is difficult for the public to monitor and the system has been criticized.
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