William Wong Kam-fai’s resignation highlights that those vested with power in Hong Kong carry the highest expectations of society.

Sources say Wong’s silence over drink-driving arrest constitutes another breach of members’ code related to ‘timely reporting of legal proceedings’.

William Wong was arrested after crashing into two parked vehicles on campus, with the incident only emerging on Wednesday.

Resignation comes hours after Chinese University of Hong Kong suspended Wong, an associate dean, following his arrest on Monday.

William Wong Kam-fai’s resignation highlights that those vested with power in Hong Kong carry the highest expectations of society.

Starry Lee urges members to learn from William Wong’s resignation and be more rigorous in their conduct to meet public expectations.

Wong was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, careless driving and failing to stop and report an accident late last month.