Fong Chi Keong claims non-involvement in Ho Chio Meng’s case

Fong Chi Keong

At the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Lawmaker Fong Chi Keong reassured the media of his non-involvement in the Ho Chio Meng case, Macao Daily News reported.
According to initial reports, Fong believes that the rumor of his entanglement in Ho’s case started spreading after he vented his opinion on public affairs.
Besides being a member of the Legislative Assembly, Fong is also the leader of a number of non-governmental organizations, and has a record of more than twenty
years of contribution to charity work. Fong added that had he loved money so much, he would not have committed himself to non-
profitable jobs. “We use our brains to make money, not corruption,” he said.
Ho Chio Meng stands accused of pocketing over MOP44 million from illegally granting public contracts. To the lawmaker, the amount of money which Ho was allegedly given was, in fact, small. He also thinks that the Commission Against Corruption’s investigation of the former Public Prosecutor General was “a show to grab attention.”
Fong added, “It’s MOP 20,000 per case. Do you really think he is so desperately in need of money? He holds a doctoral degree, is he really so shallow? Think about it, nobody would believe it.”
Fong argued that legislative work in Macau should serve the city, not just the privileged.  He stated that the foundations of a harmonious society, which should be deemed as a priority, rely on the economy.