Ex-lawmaker William Wong pleads guilty to drink driving and failing to stop after CUHK crash
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Hong Kong.
Ex-lawmaker William Wong has pleaded guilty to drink driving and failing to stop after a traffic accident, following an incident in June that prompted his resignation from the Legislative Council. Wong entered his plea at Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. The 66-year-old was charged with driving with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit, careless…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Hong Kong, where the story is: Hong Kong Free Press, South China Morning Post · how we count
- Nov 11, 6:39 AM UTCFirst reportDisgraced lawmaker pleads guilty to 4 traffic offences over drink-driving crashscmp.com ↗
- Nov 11, 11:33 AM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisEx-lawmaker William Wong pleads guilty to drink driving and failing to stop after CUHK crashhongkongfp.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:33 AM UTC · +5 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same guilty plea by William Wong over the drink-driving crash, adding detail on four offences and the upcoming sentencing, with no conflicting facts.
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