Security supervisor of public housing estate charged by ICAC guilty of soliciting bribes from subordinate
2022-12-2
A security supervisor of a public housing estate, charged by the ICAC, was today (December 2) convicted at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts of soliciting bribes of over $10,000 from a subordinate security guard for assisting the latter to get promoted to assistant security supervisor.
Luk Pui-suet, 53, supervisor of Hong Kong Guards Limited (HKGL), was found guilty of two counts of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Magistrate Mr Pang Leung-ting adjourned the case to January 10 for sentence. The defendant was granted cash bail.
The court heard that at the material time, Luk was an assistant supervisor of HKGL posted to Shui Chuen O Estate, a public housing estate in Shatin. She was one of the three assistant supervisors of the estate responsible for assisting to manage about 40 security guards.
In November 2020, one of the security guards Tang Kam-ngau asked Luk about his chance of promotion. Tang believed that Luk would succeed the then supervisor after the latter’s retirement in mid-December 2020, leading to an assistant supervisor vacant post.
Afterwards, Luk told Tang on two occasions that she would assume the post of supervisor and solicited two bribes, one of $5,000 to $8,000 and another of at least $5,000, from Tang for assisting him to get promoted to assistant supervisor.
Tang gave Luk a red packet containing $2,000 cash, but Luk did not accept the red packet as the amount did not meet $5,000.
HKGL prohibited its staff members from soliciting and accepting advantages in relation to their official duties. HKGL had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.
Tang and the then supervisor of HKGL were earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery in separate case. Tang pleaded guilty to three counts of offering an advantage to an agent. His case was adjourned to January 4, 2023 for mention. The then supervisor of HKGL will face trial on December 7 for allegedly accepting bribes of $6,000 from Tang.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Public Prosecutor Rosa Lo, assisted by ICAC officer Jeff Ng.
An ICAC spokesperson reminds employees not to solicit or accept bribes from colleagues in relation to their official duties and not to offer bribes in exchange for preferential treatments at work. Members of the public should report to the ICAC immediately if corruption is suspected.
Luk Pui-suet, 53, supervisor of Hong Kong Guards Limited (HKGL), was found guilty of two counts of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Magistrate Mr Pang Leung-ting adjourned the case to January 10 for sentence. The defendant was granted cash bail.
The court heard that at the material time, Luk was an assistant supervisor of HKGL posted to Shui Chuen O Estate, a public housing estate in Shatin. She was one of the three assistant supervisors of the estate responsible for assisting to manage about 40 security guards.
In November 2020, one of the security guards Tang Kam-ngau asked Luk about his chance of promotion. Tang believed that Luk would succeed the then supervisor after the latter’s retirement in mid-December 2020, leading to an assistant supervisor vacant post.
Afterwards, Luk told Tang on two occasions that she would assume the post of supervisor and solicited two bribes, one of $5,000 to $8,000 and another of at least $5,000, from Tang for assisting him to get promoted to assistant supervisor.
Tang gave Luk a red packet containing $2,000 cash, but Luk did not accept the red packet as the amount did not meet $5,000.
HKGL prohibited its staff members from soliciting and accepting advantages in relation to their official duties. HKGL had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.
Tang and the then supervisor of HKGL were earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery in separate case. Tang pleaded guilty to three counts of offering an advantage to an agent. His case was adjourned to January 4, 2023 for mention. The then supervisor of HKGL will face trial on December 7 for allegedly accepting bribes of $6,000 from Tang.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Public Prosecutor Rosa Lo, assisted by ICAC officer Jeff Ng.
An ICAC spokesperson reminds employees not to solicit or accept bribes from colleagues in relation to their official duties and not to offer bribes in exchange for preferential treatments at work. Members of the public should report to the ICAC immediately if corruption is suspected.