Pocket it first? Hong Kong lawmaker caught looking at sexy pool video instead of following reform debate
DAB's Wong Ting-kwong becomes the latest legislator to be distracted during Legco sitting
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 18 June, 2015, 4:28am
UPDATED : Thursday, 18 June, 2015, 8:38am
Joyce Ng [email protected]
Wong Ting-kwong focuses on a game of pool. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The marathon Legislative Council debate on political reform has had its high points, but one Beijing-loyalist lawmaker found his attention wandering - to a video clip featuring an attractive woman posing on a pool table.
As pan-democrats spoke against the government's call for them to "pocket" its model for the 2017 chief executive poll, Wong Ting-kwong turned his thoughts to a different kind of pocket by viewing the racy video on his smartphone.
But the import-export sector representative could not escape the lens of press photographers, who were watching every move from the press gallery.
"I got this video link from a friend, who said it was about someone playing pool with magical skills. I like playing pool and I was bored so I just clicked to see it," the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong lawmaker explained.
In the video, which Wong showed to reporters, a blonde girl in a revealing black dress adopts different postures, including kneeling and lying on the table, while a man shoots some pool.
Wong admitted it was not appropriate to watch videos in the chamber and said he would "watch it at home" next time.
"There are so many messages sent around these days, especially those about the situations inside and outside Legco," he added. "Whether I focus on the debate or not, I believe the media and the public will have their judgment."
Wong is not the first lawmaker to be caught doing something he shouldn't on a mobile device in Legco. The Democratic Party's Albert Ho Chun-yan had to say sorry last year for looking at sexy pictures on his iPad instead of listening to the budget.
Former education chief Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung was criticised for playing online games in Legco in 2003 when he should have been answering lawmakers' questions.
