Two security supervisors of public housing estate charged by ICAC with soliciting and accepting bribes from subordinate
2022-5-26
Two security supervisors of a public housing estate were charged by the ICAC today (May 26) with soliciting and accepting bribes totalling at least $16,000 from a subordinate security guard for assisting the latter to act as and get promoted to assistant security supervisor.
The investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Upon completion of the investigation, the ICAC sought legal advice from the Department of Justice, which advised charges be laid against the two security supervisors in separate cases. They were released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance in the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts next Monday (May 30) for plea.
Lam Kwok-kwong, 71, former supervisor of Hong Kong Guards Limited (HKGL), faces two counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Luk Pui-suet, 53, supervisor of HKGL, faces two counts of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the POBO.
Between April 2017 and December 2020, Lam was a supervisor of HKGL posted to Shui Chuen O Estate, a public housing estate in Shatin. He was assisted by three assistant supervisors in managing about 40 security guards. When an assistant supervisor was absent from duty, Lam had the discretion to appoint a security guard to act for the post. The acting appointment involved a daily acting allowance.
The two charges against Lam allege that in April 2019 and early 2020, Lam accepted two bribes of $3,000 each from a security guard as an inducement to or reward for assisting the latter to act as assistant supervisor without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
Luk was an assistant supervisor of the estate in November 2020. The above security guard believed that Luk would succeed Lam in mid-December 2020 after his retirement, resulting in a vacancy of the assistant supervisor post.
The two charges against Luk allege that on two occasions in November 2020, Luk solicited a bribe of $5,000 to $8,000 and another bribe of at least $5,000 from the above security guard as an inducement to or reward for assisting him to get promoted to assistant supervisor without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
HKGL prohibited its staff members from soliciting and accepting advantages in relation to their official duties.
Arising from the same investigation, the above security guard was earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery in another case.
HKGL has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.
The investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Upon completion of the investigation, the ICAC sought legal advice from the Department of Justice, which advised charges be laid against the two security supervisors in separate cases. They were released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance in the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts next Monday (May 30) for plea.
Lam Kwok-kwong, 71, former supervisor of Hong Kong Guards Limited (HKGL), faces two counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Luk Pui-suet, 53, supervisor of HKGL, faces two counts of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the POBO.
Between April 2017 and December 2020, Lam was a supervisor of HKGL posted to Shui Chuen O Estate, a public housing estate in Shatin. He was assisted by three assistant supervisors in managing about 40 security guards. When an assistant supervisor was absent from duty, Lam had the discretion to appoint a security guard to act for the post. The acting appointment involved a daily acting allowance.
The two charges against Lam allege that in April 2019 and early 2020, Lam accepted two bribes of $3,000 each from a security guard as an inducement to or reward for assisting the latter to act as assistant supervisor without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
Luk was an assistant supervisor of the estate in November 2020. The above security guard believed that Luk would succeed Lam in mid-December 2020 after his retirement, resulting in a vacancy of the assistant supervisor post.
The two charges against Luk allege that on two occasions in November 2020, Luk solicited a bribe of $5,000 to $8,000 and another bribe of at least $5,000 from the above security guard as an inducement to or reward for assisting him to get promoted to assistant supervisor without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
HKGL prohibited its staff members from soliciting and accepting advantages in relation to their official duties.
Arising from the same investigation, the above security guard was earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery in another case.
HKGL has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.