Ex-worker charged by ICAC admits assisting team leader to accept bribes over Third Runway Project construction jobs
2021-10-25
A former construction worker of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project), charged by the ICAC, today (October 25) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that he had assisted a site team leader to accept illegal rebates totalling $10,200 from three other construction workers for securing their employment with the sub-contractor.
Law Chun-yik, 37; former construction worker of MLife Engineering Limited (MEL), pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Peter Yu Chun-cheung remanded Law in the custody of the Correctional Services Department until November 8 this year for sentence, pending his background report.
The court heard that at the material time, MEL was a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project responsible for recruiting construction workers to conduct various works. Recruitment was conducted mainly through referrals by construction workers. Law and other construction workers, led by a site team leader, perform carpentry works at the project’s construction site.
In late 2020 and early 2021, Law introduced three other construction workers to work at the project’s construction site at a daily wage of $1,600. Law told the trio that they were required to pay $200 per working day as rebate to the aforesaid site team leader.
Between January and May 2021, the trio had paid illegal rebates totalling $10,200 through Law or directly to the site team leader as they believed they would not have been employed by MEL or would be terminated by the site team leader if they had not given the rebates.
The Airport Authority Hong Kong, the relevant main contractor SAPR JV and MEL have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Danny Chan.
Law Chun-yik, 37; former construction worker of MLife Engineering Limited (MEL), pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Peter Yu Chun-cheung remanded Law in the custody of the Correctional Services Department until November 8 this year for sentence, pending his background report.
The court heard that at the material time, MEL was a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project responsible for recruiting construction workers to conduct various works. Recruitment was conducted mainly through referrals by construction workers. Law and other construction workers, led by a site team leader, perform carpentry works at the project’s construction site.
In late 2020 and early 2021, Law introduced three other construction workers to work at the project’s construction site at a daily wage of $1,600. Law told the trio that they were required to pay $200 per working day as rebate to the aforesaid site team leader.
Between January and May 2021, the trio had paid illegal rebates totalling $10,200 through Law or directly to the site team leader as they believed they would not have been employed by MEL or would be terminated by the site team leader if they had not given the rebates.
The Airport Authority Hong Kong, the relevant main contractor SAPR JV and MEL have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Danny Chan.