Two Immigration Officers face court for alleged bribery and passport offences
2000-1-3
Two Immigration Officers, respectively charged by the ICAC with bribery offences and possessing unlawful travel documents, appeared in two separate cases in Eastern Court today (Monday).
The two accused, Kwan Che-ping, 51, and Lam Yuk-fai, 42, faced a total of 10 charges.
In the first case, Kwan was charged with five counts of accepting, in Hong Kong and in the Mainland, about $23,000 in total from Cheung Wing, Chui Hong-man, Jiang Tao, Chong Bing-keung, Chu Hak-lan and Chu Yang-ming.
The bribes were allegedly for Kwan to assist those persons to enter Hong Kong, and to obtain a right of residence and a Hong Kong identity card.
Kwan was further charged with three counts of conspiring with Chu Hak-lan for Kwan to accept more than $6,000. The sum was allegedly for Kwan to provide Chu Hak-lan with confidential information of the Immigration Department, and to assist Chu Yang-ming to apply for an employment visa from the Department.
The alleged offences took place between 1990 and early 1999.
Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case until January 21, 2000, pending transfer to District Court for plea.
In the second case, Lam faced one count of conspiring with Chu Hak-lan, Chong Bing-keung and others for Chong to possess an unlawfully obtained passport purportedly issued by the Republic of Brazil.
A second charge alleged Lam of possessing a false diplomatic passport purportedly issued by the Republic of Guinea Bissau.
The alleged offences occurred between January 1997 and March 1999.
Magistrate Mr Candy adjourned the case until February 9, 2000 for mention.
Chu Hak-lan, a former Inspector of Customs and Excise charged in the same investigation, was earlier jailed for four-and-a-half years for possessing unlawfully obtained passports issued by the Republic of Brazil and handling proceeds of an indictable offe nce.
Kwan and Lam were released on cash bail of $10,000 and $50,000 respectively. They were ordered to surrender all travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, and to report to the ICAC twice a week.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Dragon Au.
The two accused, Kwan Che-ping, 51, and Lam Yuk-fai, 42, faced a total of 10 charges.
In the first case, Kwan was charged with five counts of accepting, in Hong Kong and in the Mainland, about $23,000 in total from Cheung Wing, Chui Hong-man, Jiang Tao, Chong Bing-keung, Chu Hak-lan and Chu Yang-ming.
The bribes were allegedly for Kwan to assist those persons to enter Hong Kong, and to obtain a right of residence and a Hong Kong identity card.
Kwan was further charged with three counts of conspiring with Chu Hak-lan for Kwan to accept more than $6,000. The sum was allegedly for Kwan to provide Chu Hak-lan with confidential information of the Immigration Department, and to assist Chu Yang-ming to apply for an employment visa from the Department.
The alleged offences took place between 1990 and early 1999.
Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case until January 21, 2000, pending transfer to District Court for plea.
In the second case, Lam faced one count of conspiring with Chu Hak-lan, Chong Bing-keung and others for Chong to possess an unlawfully obtained passport purportedly issued by the Republic of Brazil.
A second charge alleged Lam of possessing a false diplomatic passport purportedly issued by the Republic of Guinea Bissau.
The alleged offences occurred between January 1997 and March 1999.
Magistrate Mr Candy adjourned the case until February 9, 2000 for mention.
Chu Hak-lan, a former Inspector of Customs and Excise charged in the same investigation, was earlier jailed for four-and-a-half years for possessing unlawfully obtained passports issued by the Republic of Brazil and handling proceeds of an indictable offe nce.
Kwan and Lam were released on cash bail of $10,000 and $50,000 respectively. They were ordered to surrender all travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, and to report to the ICAC twice a week.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Dragon Au.