Female secretary in Shanghai office hanged herself in her boss’s office on the first working day of the new year

The female secretary of Choi Leung, director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai (Shanghai Office), hanged herself in Choi Leung’s office on the 18th. Tsoi Leung was the Yau Tsim Mong District Officer, who disqualified former Hong Kong House of Representatives Secretary General Wong Chi-fung from running in the 2019 District Council elections across districts.

Multiple Hong Kong media sources said the suicide victim was the female secretary of Shanghai-based office director Cai Liang, a native of mainland China who had worked at the office for three years. She was sacked by Cai Liang on the night of New Year’s Eve before the New Year holiday, and hanged herself in Cai Liang’s office on Feb. 18, the first day of work after the Yellow New Year holiday, during her lunch break that day.

A spokesman for the Shanghai office confirmed that a mainland staff member of the Hong Kong government office in Shanghai passed away tragically on the 18th at the office, and all the staff were deeply saddened and sorry, and sent their deepest condolences to the Family of the colleague.

The spokesman said the Shanghai office will provide emotional support services for other colleagues, and with the Shanghai Foreign Agency Service Company, which is responsible for arranging the employment of local staff in the Shanghai office, will do its best to provide appropriate assistance to his family.

Cai Liang succeeded Deng Zhongmin as director of the Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai in March 2020. Prior to that, Cai Liang was the Yau Tsim Mong District Officer and served as the Returning Officer for the South District of Hong Kong Island’s Hoi Yee West constituency in the 2019 District Council election.

At that Time, the former Secretary General of the former Hong Kong House of Representatives, Mr. Wong Chi-fung, ran in the Southern District Hai Yi West District Council election, and the Southern District Commissioner and Returning Officer, Mr. Ma Chow Pui-fun, was on leave due to illness, so Tsoi Leung doubled up as Mr. Ma Chow Pui-fun and disqualified Mr. Wong’s candidacy across districts. After that, Tsai Liang was revealed to have illegal building alterations in the residence of independent house in Sai Kung Pak Tao Heen.