Ricky Wong Wai-kay, chairman of Hong Kong Television Network Limited (HKTV), has decided to file a libel lawsuit against East Week for a cover story it reported.
East Week’s feature story said it received an anonymous complaint allegedly claiming Wong being involved in a sexual assault case in Shanghai in June, 2011 and printed what seems to be a copy of the police report.
East Week claims the woman involved has confirmed she had made a police report but didn’t comment further. East Week also claims that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying’s Executive Council members had knowledge of these allegations before they rejected HKTV’s free-TV license.
Wong has released a statement saying that the alleged sexual assault is complete fiction – and that East Week’s report is an act of political smearing.
Wong’s statement has angered the publisher and chief editor of East Week, Kwan Wai-ling, who is now accusing Wong of defaming the magazine. Wong will receive a letter from Kwan’s lawyers seeking Wong to withdraw his remarks and pay a compensation.
So basically, Wong is suing East Week for libel and East Week is suing Wong for defamation – how confusing!
