Operator of consultancy firm charged with $680,000 bribery over HKJC membership application
2018-12-19
An operator of a membership consultancy firm has been charged by the ICAC today (December 19) with conspiracy for members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to accept a share of a $680,000 bribe for assisting a person in applying for its racing membership.
Vincent Wai Jun-feng, 52, operator of the firm, faces a charge of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the West Kowloon Magistracy on Friday (December 21) for transfer to the District Court for plea.
At the material times, the defendant was the operator of the firm which assisted its customers to apply for local prestigious memberships, including HKJC membership.
An applicant for the racing membership and/or full membership of HKJC should obtain an application form from the proposing voting member. The application must be separately proposed and seconded by one voting member and supported by three other individual full or racing members.
HKJC prohibits its members from soliciting or accepting any advantage for proposing, seconding and supporting a membership application.
The charge alleges that between May 27 and July 14, 2016, the defendant conspired with a man known as “Mr MOK” and unknown members of HKJC for those members to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept an advantage, namely an unknown sum being part of $680,000 from a person known as “Ming Gor”, as an inducement to provide an application form for racing membership of HKJC to “Ming Gor”, and act favourably in proposing, seconding and supporting the application by “Ming Gor” for racing membership of HKJC.
HKJC has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Friday.
Vincent Wai Jun-feng, 52, operator of the firm, faces a charge of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the West Kowloon Magistracy on Friday (December 21) for transfer to the District Court for plea.
At the material times, the defendant was the operator of the firm which assisted its customers to apply for local prestigious memberships, including HKJC membership.
An applicant for the racing membership and/or full membership of HKJC should obtain an application form from the proposing voting member. The application must be separately proposed and seconded by one voting member and supported by three other individual full or racing members.
HKJC prohibits its members from soliciting or accepting any advantage for proposing, seconding and supporting a membership application.
The charge alleges that between May 27 and July 14, 2016, the defendant conspired with a man known as “Mr MOK” and unknown members of HKJC for those members to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept an advantage, namely an unknown sum being part of $680,000 from a person known as “Ming Gor”, as an inducement to provide an application form for racing membership of HKJC to “Ming Gor”, and act favourably in proposing, seconding and supporting the application by “Ming Gor” for racing membership of HKJC.
HKJC has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Friday.