Former Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho gets 3-year sentence in US bribery and money laundering case

Former Hong Kong Home Affairs Secretary Patrick Ho Chi-ping was sentenced to three years in prison in a US court on bribery and money laundering charges. Ho was also fined US$400,000. The former minister was given credit for time already served so will spend an additional 20 months behind bars.

Ho was found guilty in December 2018 for offering bribes over oil rights for CEFC China Energy in Chad and Uganda.