Ernest Wong says he does not have a clear recollection of the night the NSW Labor Party allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars in illegal political donations at a Chinese Friends of Labor dinner as he had a 'few drinks'.
A former NSW Labor MP says he had"an alcoholic blackout" at a party fundraising dinner but admits he was involved in concealing the true source of political donations totalling $23,000.Ernest Wong was in charge of allocating tables at the NSW Labor fundraising dinner in 2015The ICAC is investigating whether Mr Xiangmo gave an illegal $100,000 cash donation to NSW Labor in an Aldi shopping bag.
He claimed he suffered"an alcoholic blackout" at the event and could not be certain about his handling of a bag containing tens of thousands of dollars in cash. Mr Wong, who was in charge of allocating tables and maintaining a register of attendees, today admitted he gave restaurateur Jonathan Yee $3,000 as"a gift" to help him put aside tables and encourage more people to attend.
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