Before the chief executive election, Chief Executive Li Jiachao published three election advertisements on his Facebook page about the head coach of the Hong Kong women's table tennis team Li Jing, Legislative Council member Lin Zhiyuan and artist Fang Lishen.
However, he did not follow the request of the Electoral Affairs Commission to upload a copy of the supporting consent form for these advertisements on the central platform of the Registration and Electoral Office within one day of publication.
The judge of the High Court today (18th) issued a verdict, approved Li Jiachao's application, and ordered that 64,000 yuan be paid to the Department of Justice.
The applicant is Li Jiachao and the respondent is the Secretary for Justice.
The applicant stated in the application earlier that the three election advertisements published on 13, 17 and 18 April this year had not provided the Registration and Electoral Office with three copies of the supporting consent within one working day after the publication. , Lee asked the court to waive the sentence.
Case number: HCMP 697/2022