Four accused of conspiracy to offer advantages to HSBC staff
2000-7-27
Four people, who were charged by the ICAC for allegedly conspiring to offer advantages to employees of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in return for checking certain bank accounts, appeared in Eastern Court today (Thursday).
Chi Yiu-sui, 51, manager; Tang Hoi-lam, 49, loan broker; Chuk Oi-fong, 50, and Gu Hao, 38, both merchants, jointly faced a charge of conspiracy to offer an advantage, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No pleas were taken. Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case until August 31 this year, pending transfer to District Court.
The four defendants were accused of conspiring together and with other persons to offer unspecified sums of money to employees of the HSBC as a reward for the employees showing favour to Tang by providing information about and/or assisting in accessing ce rtain bank accounts with the HSBC.
The alleged offence took place between November 1 last year and March 2 this year.
Chi and Tang were respectively granted cash bail of $50,000 and $100,000, while Chuk and Gu were each allowed bail of $10,000 in cash. They were ordered to surrender their travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, report to a Police station once a week, and inform the ICAC of any change of address within 24 hours.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Zervos, assisted by ICAC officer Patrick So Yin-ping.
Chi Yiu-sui, 51, manager; Tang Hoi-lam, 49, loan broker; Chuk Oi-fong, 50, and Gu Hao, 38, both merchants, jointly faced a charge of conspiracy to offer an advantage, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No pleas were taken. Magistrate Mr Ian Candy adjourned the case until August 31 this year, pending transfer to District Court.
The four defendants were accused of conspiring together and with other persons to offer unspecified sums of money to employees of the HSBC as a reward for the employees showing favour to Tang by providing information about and/or assisting in accessing ce rtain bank accounts with the HSBC.
The alleged offence took place between November 1 last year and March 2 this year.
Chi and Tang were respectively granted cash bail of $50,000 and $100,000, while Chuk and Gu were each allowed bail of $10,000 in cash. They were ordered to surrender their travel documents, not to leave Hong Kong, report to a Police station once a week, and inform the ICAC of any change of address within 24 hours.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Zervos, assisted by ICAC officer Patrick So Yin-ping.