Two other councilors, labor union leader Tam Yiu Chung and banker Keung Kam Chung, were also given "portfolios" for welfare and housing policies respectively.
Kin Yiu Cheung was given 40 years with 34 years suspended for his conviction last November on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, Commonwealth's Attorney Tony Spencer said.
The story quotes CASH Asset Management director Patrick Yiu noting that China Unicom has seen no particular boost to earnings after signing a three-year deal with Apple in 2009.