Former school head faces bogus claims charges
2000-4-26
The ICAC has charged a former primary school headmaster for allegedly cheating school funds with bogus purchases and overtime (O.T.) allowances paid for additional duties taken up by teaching staff.
Leung Shiu-kee, 41, is the former headmaster of The New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association Limited Leung Sing Tak Primary School (Tseung Kwan O) (the School).
He was charged together with his brother Leung Siu-hon, 34, business manager of Hyperforce. They will appear at Kwun Tong Court tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 am on eight charges.
The ICAC earlier received a corruption report alleging Leung Shiu-kee of offering advantages to computer suppliers to inflate the prices of computers purchased by the School.
Investigations revealed that Leung Shiu-kee had allegedly used false invoices to show that some computer and computer parts were purchased for the School.
It was further revealed that he had allegedly claimed $42,574 from the School with the bogus purchases.
Leung Shiu-kee was charged with four counts of using a false document to deceive the School, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
These charges alleged that he had used receipts bearing the name of a computer company to purportedly show that goods worth about $11,290 were purchased for the School.
Leung Shiu-kee and his brother were jointly charged with two counts of conspiracy to use receipts from another computer company which purportedly showed that $31,280 worth of goods were purchased by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
The former school principal was further charged with two counts of deception.
He was said to have dishonestly debited $6,500 from the School’s bank account by falsely representing that they were O.T. allowances payable to himself and a school clerk for additional work performed under the School Administration and Management System Project.
The project was launched by the Education Department (ED) in 1997 to provide computer networking between schools and ED. Staff members of schools who participated in the scheme could claim O.T. allowances for any additional work done under the project.
It was alleged that the $6,500 overtime allowance claims were due to two other teachers of the School. Neither Leung Shiu-kee nor the school clerk had performed overtime work in relation to the ED project.
The alleged offences took place between August 1997 and November 1998.
The two brothers were on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.
Leung Shiu-kee, 41, is the former headmaster of The New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association Limited Leung Sing Tak Primary School (Tseung Kwan O) (the School).
He was charged together with his brother Leung Siu-hon, 34, business manager of Hyperforce. They will appear at Kwun Tong Court tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 am on eight charges.
The ICAC earlier received a corruption report alleging Leung Shiu-kee of offering advantages to computer suppliers to inflate the prices of computers purchased by the School.
Investigations revealed that Leung Shiu-kee had allegedly used false invoices to show that some computer and computer parts were purchased for the School.
It was further revealed that he had allegedly claimed $42,574 from the School with the bogus purchases.
Leung Shiu-kee was charged with four counts of using a false document to deceive the School, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
These charges alleged that he had used receipts bearing the name of a computer company to purportedly show that goods worth about $11,290 were purchased for the School.
Leung Shiu-kee and his brother were jointly charged with two counts of conspiracy to use receipts from another computer company which purportedly showed that $31,280 worth of goods were purchased by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
The former school principal was further charged with two counts of deception.
He was said to have dishonestly debited $6,500 from the School’s bank account by falsely representing that they were O.T. allowances payable to himself and a school clerk for additional work performed under the School Administration and Management System Project.
The project was launched by the Education Department (ED) in 1997 to provide computer networking between schools and ED. Staff members of schools who participated in the scheme could claim O.T. allowances for any additional work done under the project.
It was alleged that the $6,500 overtime allowance claims were due to two other teachers of the School. Neither Leung Shiu-kee nor the school clerk had performed overtime work in relation to the ED project.
The alleged offences took place between August 1997 and November 1998.
The two brothers were on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.