The Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Bureau said today that the matter of a seat upgrade for Director of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Tianjin Liaison Unit Ricky Cheng has been referred to law enforcement agencies for follow up.

The bureau made the remarks today in response to media enquiries regarding Mr Cheng’s earlier trip on a vessel to Macau.

The referral to law enforcement was made upon further investigation regarding concerns arising from Mr Cheng’s social media posts that indicated his seat had been upgraded. The bureau said that the incident was suspected of breaching the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance concerning the unauthorised acceptance of advantages by civil servants.

The bureau added that Mr Cheng was a contract staff worker and it has decided to terminate his contract with immediate effect.