The ICAC has charged a Detective Police Sergeant for allegedly accepting free massage services as well as cash from a massage parlour operator in return for tip-offs on police inspections.

Wong Shiu-yee, 39, will appear at Eastern Court tomorrow (Friday) morning on 14 corruption charges.

Wong was attached to the Miscellaneous Enquiry Sub-unit in Central Division which is responsible for inspecting licensed massage parlours and processing liquor licence applications from restaurants and bars.

Thirteen of the charges alleged Wong of accepting advantages of more than $8,500 from the Dynasty Health Spa (Dynasty) and its operator Cheung Yuk-wah between April 1996 and July 1997.

The advantages included free massage services on 10 occasions which cost $7,500 in total, $1,000 cash and unspecified amounts of money.

Dynasty was a licensed massage establishment. But ICAC investigations revealed that it had allegedly carried out vice activities.

The bribes were allegedly for Wong to protect Dynasty from police interference and to provide warnings of impending police inspections.

Wong also faced one count of accepting $20,000 from Kwok Chak-kan, manager of a restaurant known as Club Scandinavian O’wien, between January and February 1997.

Investigations revealed that Club Scandinavian was operating without a liquor licence.

Wong was said to have received the bribe for giving prior warnings on police inspections and expediting the restaurant ’ s liquor licence application.

Both the Dynasty Health Spa and Club Scandinavian O’Wien had ceased operation.

Wong has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance tomorrow.