HK film producer Raymond Wong begins 5-month jail sentence after voluntarily surrendering bail

Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak Ming has started serving his five-month prison sentence for insider trading after voluntarily surrendering his bail. The 80-year-old told the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (June 17) that he would begin serving his sentence immediately, though he did not disclose his reasons for giving up bail. In a written submission to the court, Wong – who was previously released on a HK$200,000 (RM104,423) bail – indicated that he intends to appeal his conviction in the High Court, according to Hong Kong newspaper The Standard. Wong was convicted last month of…