Wong Kam-fai, a member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council representing the Election Committee constituency and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), was arrested on suspicion of four offenses, including drunk driving, on campus on June 29.
According to on.cc, CUHK responded on Friday (3rd) saying it is highly concerned about the incident of a staff member suspected of drunk driving and subsequent arrest. The university emphasized that it has always attached great importance to the conduct and behavior of its staff, and has immediately suspended the individual’s administrative duties at the university. As the case is under investigation, the university is not in a position to comment further on the matter at this time.
Law enforcement received a report on Monday of this week, stating that a private car had crashed into two other parked cars at a CUHK dormitory in Sha Tin and then left the scene. The 66-year-old suspect, who was the driver, later returned to assist with the investigation. He failed the breathalyzer test and was arrested on suspicion of "drunk driving," "careless driving," "failing to stop after a traffic accident," and "failing to report a traffic accident"—a total of four offenses.
According to the Legislative Council Ordinance, if a legislator is sentenced to imprisonment for more than three months without the option of a fine, their legislative council seat will be forfeited.
In last year's Legislative Council general election, Wong Kam-fai was re-elected to the Election Committee constituency. He also serves as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and is currently Associate Dean (External Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering at CUHK as well as Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management.
It is understood that around 10pm that evening, Wong was driving along a road on CUHK campus and lost control, crashing into a private car parked outside Staff Residence Block 11 at the university. The impacted car was pushed out of its parking space and to the right, colliding with another private car. After the incident, Wong did not stop but drove his vehicle away from the scene, eventually parking more than a hundred meters away outside Staff Residence Block 17. After CUHK security staff reported the matter and police arrived at about 11pm, Wong also returned to the scene and admitted to having earlier hit the two cars at the location. No one was injured in the incident, but all three cars were damaged.