{
  "id": 18098073,
  "title": "Ex-HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged confidential data access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ex-hkex-vice-president-and-mother-charged-over-alleged-confidential-18098073",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T09:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3373255/ex-hkex-vice-president-and-mother-charged-over-alleged-confidential-data-access"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Geoffrey Tong Po-hang, a former vice-president of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), and his mother, Leung Yiu-chun, have been charged by Hong Kong's anti-graft agency for allegedly accessing confidential information of listed companies for personal gain. According to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Tong and his mother accessed the HKEX's internal information system between February 2018 and April 2023 to gain dishonest advantage, involving multiple occasions. This illicit activity resulted in investment profits surpassing HK$500,000 for the mother's account. The allegations stemmed from a corruption complaint referred by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The ICAC, SFC, and HKEX are collaborating on the ongoing investigation. This is not the first charge against Tong, as he was previously charged in September for failing to declare his assets while under investigation.",
  "summary": "A former vice-president of the Hong Kong stock exchange’s operator and his mother have been charged by the city’s graft buster over allegedly accessing confidential information of listed companies, which yielded more than HK$500,000 (US$63,720) in investment profits. Geoffrey Tong Po-hang, 39, former vice-president of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), and his mother Leung Yiu-chun, 68,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}