Hong Kong chief pledges to cooperate with corruption probe

01.03.2012

Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang promised Thursday to cooperate with an investigation into his alleged ties to rich tycoons, after revelations of his jaunts on private jets and yachts.
"I have nothing to hide," the outgoing chief executive said in an emotional speech to lawmakers in the southern city's parliament.
"I promise everyone ... I will cooperate fully," he added, referring to a probe launched this week by the Independent Committee Against Corruption (ICAC).
Tsang's speech was interrupted by angry calls for his resignation, as tempers flared over his trips on luxury jets and yachts belonging to wealthy businessmen with major commercial interests in Hong Kong.