Sham Shui Po District Councillor and three others admit false claims of expenses
2004-12-17
A member of the Sham Shui Po District Council (SDC) and three other persons, charged by the ICAC, today (Friday) admitted having made false claims of reimbursement of expenses totalling about $226,000 from SDC and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Depart ment (FEHD) in relation to various activities organised by two non-profit making residents organisations.
The defendants were Leung Hon-wa, 42, a member of SDC and the chairman of the China Youth Services and Recreation Centre (CYSRC); Tse Yee-fong, 48, Jimmy Kong Wing-hong, 43, and Chan Tze-yui, 34, respectively secretary, treasurer and vice-chairman of CYSR C.
They today pleaded guilty at North Kowloon Magistracy to a total of seven offences under the Theft Ordinance - one count of conspiracy to furnish false information, and six of furnishing false information.
Magistrate Mr Albert Wong adjourned the case until December 31, 2004 for sentence, pending background reports. The defendants were remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The defendants were earlier arrested by the ICAC during a corruption inquiry.
The court heard that Leung, Tse, Kong and Chan, in furnishing information for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at 12 activities organized by CYSRC, had conspired together to dishonestly produce to SDC false or inflated invoices, receipt s and cash memoranda.
The false documents purportedly showed that the companies named had provided the respective services or products for the activities, and that the expenses had been incurred at the activities and paid for by CYSRC.
The court heard that Kong, in furnishing information for an application for reimbursement of expenses incurred at another activity organised by CYSRC, had dishonestly produced to SDC a number of receipts and cash memoranda, which to his knowledge were fal se.
Kong had also furnished false information to FEHD for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at two other activities organised by CYSRC.
The court also heard that Tse had furnished false information to the then chairman of the United Association of Nam Cheong Middle West District and SDC for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at three activities organised by the associatio n.
The false claims from SDC and FEHD amounted to a total of about $196,000 and $30,000 respectively.
The offences took place between September 1996 and March last year.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Samson Wong.
The defendants were Leung Hon-wa, 42, a member of SDC and the chairman of the China Youth Services and Recreation Centre (CYSRC); Tse Yee-fong, 48, Jimmy Kong Wing-hong, 43, and Chan Tze-yui, 34, respectively secretary, treasurer and vice-chairman of CYSR C.
They today pleaded guilty at North Kowloon Magistracy to a total of seven offences under the Theft Ordinance - one count of conspiracy to furnish false information, and six of furnishing false information.
Magistrate Mr Albert Wong adjourned the case until December 31, 2004 for sentence, pending background reports. The defendants were remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The defendants were earlier arrested by the ICAC during a corruption inquiry.
The court heard that Leung, Tse, Kong and Chan, in furnishing information for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at 12 activities organized by CYSRC, had conspired together to dishonestly produce to SDC false or inflated invoices, receipt s and cash memoranda.
The false documents purportedly showed that the companies named had provided the respective services or products for the activities, and that the expenses had been incurred at the activities and paid for by CYSRC.
The court heard that Kong, in furnishing information for an application for reimbursement of expenses incurred at another activity organised by CYSRC, had dishonestly produced to SDC a number of receipts and cash memoranda, which to his knowledge were fal se.
Kong had also furnished false information to FEHD for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at two other activities organised by CYSRC.
The court also heard that Tse had furnished false information to the then chairman of the United Association of Nam Cheong Middle West District and SDC for applications for reimbursement of expenses incurred at three activities organised by the associatio n.
The false claims from SDC and FEHD amounted to a total of about $196,000 and $30,000 respectively.
The offences took place between September 1996 and March last year.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Samson Wong.