Editing New World Development (section)

===Leung Chin-man===
{{main|Leung Chin-man appointment controversy}}
In 2008, New World was the subject of controversy when it announced it had hired former [[Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands|Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands]] [[Leung Chin-man]] as deputy managing director and executive director of its China subsidiary, New World China Land Ltd. The [[Secretary for the Civil Service]] [[Denise Yue|Denise Yue Chung-yee]], signed off on the approval for him to take up the job within three years of leaving,<ref name=demolish>{{cite news
 |url         = http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=69649&sid=20042344&con_type=1&d_str=20080805&sear_year=2008
 |title       = Former housing chief faces legal bid to demolish his job with developer
 |author      = Diana Lee
 |newspaper   = The Standard
 |date        = 5 August 2008
 |access-date  = 2008-08-07
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081211062928/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=69649&sid=20042344&con_type=1&d_str=20080805&sear_year=2008
 |archive-date = 11 December 2008
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> failing to take into account the appearance of conflict of interest resulting from the Hung Hom Peninsula affair.<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite press release
|url= http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200808/15/P200808150232.htm
|title=  SCS submits report to Chief Executive on Leung Chin-man's case
|author= Secretary for the Civil Service
|publisher= Civil Service Bureau, Hong Kong Government|date= 15 August 2008}}</ref> New World argued that they hired Leung in good faith, after the government had given clearance. New World announced in the early hours of 16 August that the parties had agreed to rescind the contract.<ref name=quits>{{cite news
|title= Ex-housing chief shocked officials didn't consider Hung Hom deal
|author= Cheung Chi-fai |pages= A10
|newspaper= South China Morning Post|date= 16 August 2008}}</ref>