Patrick Ho

Article summary

Patrick Ho Chi-ping (born 24 July 1949 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong ophthalmologist turned politician. He joined the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Preparatory Committee of Hong Kong SAR. When the Principal Officials Accountability System was introduced in 2002, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Tung Chee-wah appointed Ho Secretary for Home Affairs, a senior ministerial post. He was convicted of bribery offences in a U.S. federal court in 2018. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment and released in June 2020. The Medical Council of Hong Kong ruled that his name was removed from the General Register for a period of 1 year from May 2021.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1949-07-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1949-07-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378242651