Police sergeant and constable deny accepting massage services and bribes in separate cases
2000-4-14
The ICAC has earlier arrested a Detective Police Constable at a shopping mall after he allegedly took a $2,000 bribe from a man for assisting him to negotiate repayment terms with a loanshark syndicate.
Li Chung-leung, 36, attached to the Ma On Shan Police Station, was yesterday charged by the ICAC with four offences. When appearing at Tsuen Wan Court this (Friday) morning, he pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mr Anthony Yuen.
Two of the charges alleged that Li, while investigating into a complaint lodged by Lee Long-wei about loanshark harassment, had solicited several thousand dollars and accepted $2,000 from Lee Long-wei.
The bribes were allegedly for the accused to use his position as a police officer to negotiate better repayment terms with the loanshark for Lee.
The defendant was further charged with soliciting $3,000 or $4,000 from Lee Long-wei's father, Lee Kam-wah, in return for telling the loanshark not to lend money to Lee Long-wei.
Li also faced an alternative charge of soliciting $3,000 or $4,000 from Lee Kam-wah without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive.
The alleged offences took place between November 25 and December 28 last year.
The case was adjourned until May 15 this year for a pre-trial review. The trial date was yet to be fixed. The defendant was granted cash bail of $1,500 and ordered not to leave Hong Kong and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
ICAC officer Ng Kam-wai appeared for the prosecution today.
In a separate case at District Court, a Detective Police Sergeant today denied 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, pleaded not guilty to 14 corruption charges. Judge Fung adjourned the case until June 1 this year for trial.
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), a licensed massage establishment, 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.
The bribes were allegedly for Wong to protect Dynasty from police interference and to provide warnings on 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.
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 was granted bail of $10,000 cash. He was ordered to surrender all travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, and report to the Police once a week.
The prosecution was today represented by Government Counsel Marco Lee, assisted by ICAC officer Martin Swift.
Li Chung-leung, 36, attached to the Ma On Shan Police Station, was yesterday charged by the ICAC with four offences. When appearing at Tsuen Wan Court this (Friday) morning, he pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mr Anthony Yuen.
Two of the charges alleged that Li, while investigating into a complaint lodged by Lee Long-wei about loanshark harassment, had solicited several thousand dollars and accepted $2,000 from Lee Long-wei.
The bribes were allegedly for the accused to use his position as a police officer to negotiate better repayment terms with the loanshark for Lee.
The defendant was further charged with soliciting $3,000 or $4,000 from Lee Long-wei's father, Lee Kam-wah, in return for telling the loanshark not to lend money to Lee Long-wei.
Li also faced an alternative charge of soliciting $3,000 or $4,000 from Lee Kam-wah without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive.
The alleged offences took place between November 25 and December 28 last year.
The case was adjourned until May 15 this year for a pre-trial review. The trial date was yet to be fixed. The defendant was granted cash bail of $1,500 and ordered not to leave Hong Kong and not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
ICAC officer Ng Kam-wai appeared for the prosecution today.
In a separate case at District Court, a Detective Police Sergeant today denied 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, pleaded not guilty to 14 corruption charges. Judge Fung adjourned the case until June 1 this year for trial.
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), a licensed massage establishment, 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.
The bribes were allegedly for Wong to protect Dynasty from police interference and to provide warnings on 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.
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 was granted bail of $10,000 cash. He was ordered to surrender all travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, and report to the Police once a week.
The prosecution was today represented by Government Counsel Marco Lee, assisted by ICAC officer Martin Swift.