Lew Mon-hung

Lew Mon-hung
BBS
劉夢熊
Lew at the City Forum, 18 April 2010
Member of the 11th People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
March 2008 – March 2013
Constituency Hong Kong
Personal details
Born November 1948 (age 66)
Taishan, Guangdong, Republic of China[1]
Nationality Hong Kong Chinese
Residence Hong Kong
Lew Mon-hung
Traditional Chinese 刘梦熊
Simplified Chinese 劉夢熊
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lew.

Lew Mon-hung, BBS[2] (Chinese: 劉夢熊, born November 1948),[3][1] nicknamed "Dream Bear" derived from his name in Chinese,[4] is a Hong Kong businessman[5] who is the former deputy chairman and executive director of Pearl Oriental Oil Limited.[6][7] As a pro-Beijing businessman,[8]

Biography

Lew is appointed as a National committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Hong Kong, serving in that post from 2008[9] until 2013, when he lost his seat.[3][10]

Lew was initially considered a high-profile supporter of CY Leung[10] early in the 2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive Election. However, after Leung was elected, Lew made a series of allegations against Leung, including that Leung had failed to honour his promise to nominate Lew as the vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,[11] and that Leung had reneged on appointing Lew to the Executive Council.[12]

Lew was arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption on 25 February 2013 on charges of perverting the course of justice.[6][12][4] In October 2013, Lew was once again arrested, and was charged with conspiracy to defraud and money laundering along with two executives of Pearl Oriental Oil and a third person.[13]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 劉夢熊 (in Chinese). China: Baidu. 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "HKSAR PRECEDENCE LIST" (PDF). Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 劉夢熊 (in Chinese). China: Chinese Political Consultative Conference. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Siu, Beatrice (22 August 2013). "ICAC lines up 19 witnesses for 'Dream Bear' trial". The Standard
  5. ↑ "ICAC drops bribery investigation into CY Leung sparked by Lew Mon-hung". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lew Mon-hung and three others charged". Hong Kong: RTHK. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pearl Oriental Oil (0632) says Lew Mon Hung arrested by ICAC". Hong Kong: Etnet. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Businessman Lew Mon-hung summoned to ICAC over letter Leung". South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ 中国人民政治协商会议第十一届全国委员会主席、副主席、秘书长、常务委员名单 (in Chinese). China: Xinhua Agency. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Lew Mon-hung 'loses CPPCC seat'". Hong Kong: RTHK. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Ip, Kelly (8 August 2013). "ICAC move slammed as an assault on press freedom". The Standard (Hong Kong). Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Former chief executive ally Lew Mon-hung appears in court for perverting justice". South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Luk, Eddie (8 October 2013). "'Dream Bear' on fraud rap". The Standard.