C&E officer in court charged with accepting $500,000 car without authorisation
2015-7-23
An officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E) appeared in the Fanling Magistracy today (Thursday) after being charged by the ICAC with accepting a vehicle worth over $500,000 from a businessman without authorisation.
Lam Yui-keung, 46, Senior Customs Officer of the C&E, who was charged on Tuesday (July 21), faced one count of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang adjourned the case to October 8 this year for a pre-trial review. The trial was set for October 22 and 23 this year.
At the material time, the defendant was a Senior Customs Officer posted to the Syndicate Crimes Investigation Bureau of the C&E.
The charge alleged that on August 6, 2013, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted from a businessman an advantage, namely a sum of over $534,000 to discharge his obligation or liability to pay a car company in the said sum of money for the purchase of a vehicle.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000. He was also ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses and not to leave Hong Kong.
The C&E had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer James Cheng.
Lam Yui-keung, 46, Senior Customs Officer of the C&E, who was charged on Tuesday (July 21), faced one count of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Principal Magistrate Ms Woo Huey-fang adjourned the case to October 8 this year for a pre-trial review. The trial was set for October 22 and 23 this year.
At the material time, the defendant was a Senior Customs Officer posted to the Syndicate Crimes Investigation Bureau of the C&E.
The charge alleged that on August 6, 2013, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted from a businessman an advantage, namely a sum of over $534,000 to discharge his obligation or liability to pay a car company in the said sum of money for the purchase of a vehicle.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $10,000. He was also ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses and not to leave Hong Kong.
The C&E had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer James Cheng.