i asked her how significant the charges facing mr tsang are.ay, donald tsang is the highest—level official in the territory to ever be charged with corruption. hong kong generally has a reputation for clean government so this case has raised a lot of questions about the relationship between tycoons and government officials. now, mr tsang faces three charges, two charges of misconduct in public office and one charge of accepting a bribe. and they all relate to the luxury flat he was renting in shenzhen, in southern china. prosecutors allege he rented a flat at below market rate from a tycoon who was a major shareholder in a media company. and prosecutors say that at the time he was negotiating on the rent and lease agreements, his government was also considering license applications from the media company, which they eventually approved, and mr tsang did not declare this potential conflict of interest. they also say that he nominated an architect who designed the interior of his flat for an award, again, without declaring it. mr tsang denies the

mr tsang did company which they eventually approve.pany which they eventually approve. mr tsang did not declare this conflict of interest. he also nominated an architect who designed the interior of his flat for an award, again, without declaring it. mr tsang denies the charges and is confident that the court will exonerate him. you say he is confident. just how is mr tsang viewed by the public there? is the popular? it is a very interesting question. when mr tsang first took office in 2005 he was very popular. he had a career as a civil servant and people who viewed him as competent. he served under british administration is the first chinese financial secretary of hong kong and was awarded a knighthood for services to hong kong. by the time he stepped down and his term ended in 2012 he was facing serious corruption allegations and he had admitted to accepting gifts from tycoons. that has damaged his reputation badly because a lot of people who take pride in their city ‘s reputation as a place does not have much corruption. as i menti

mr tsang is accused of two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of bribery — both relatinghina. and sally is here with all the business news. we are focused on oil today and what this you will mean for the price of the black stuff. we had a very tricky year in 2016. the number of uk oil and gas companies going bust has reached an all—time high following the slump in prices of crude. that's according to accountancy firm moore stephens who say a total of 16 businesses became insolvent last year, an 8—fold increase on 2015. despite the recent increase in the price of the black stuff, atjust under $60 a barrel it's stilljust over half what it was in the summer of 2014. so could this be a year of recovery for the industry? given the fact that opec given the fact that 0pec and non— opec oil given the fact that 0pec and non— 0pec oil producers have agreed on cuts to production to kick in this months of this year. we will have a discussion with an oil analyst later. annualised economic growth of 9.1% — that sounds pretty impressive, doesn't it? well, that is how singapore's economy

mr tsang faces two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of bribery — both relating to southern china. brazilian officials say 56 inmates have been killed in a prison riot. the fighting broke out between rival drug gangs at the jail in manaus in the north of the country. a warning — this report from our south america correspondent, wyre davies, contains some flashing images. local television pictures showed women and family members crying, screaming, outside the jail, as the riot broke out apparently during visiting hours on new year's day. the violence at the largestjail, in the northern city of manaus, involved rival gangs attacking each other with guns and other weapons smuggled into the prison. there were horrific reports of many rival gang members being tortured, and even being decapitated, after being taken hostage. as night fell and armed police tried to regain control of the jail, reports emerged of the violence being committed inside. translation: my son is an inmate there. the police won't care about him. i want to know how my son is. my son's in there. this i