Ex-chef gets six months for accepting bribes to place orders
2000-10-31
A former chef of a Japanese restaurant was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Eastern Court today (Tuesday) for accepting about $58,000 in bribes to place purchase orders for raw materials of food with a supplier.
Jackey Mak Fat-hoi, 37, of Isshin Japanese Restaurant (IJR), was also ordered to pay $58,576 in restitution.
Mak earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of accepting advantages.
Magistrate Mr Colin MacKintosh said an immediate custodial sentence was imposed on the defendant to serve as a deterrence.
The judge added that he had taken into account the defendant's good background report, clear record and guilty plea.
The court heard that Mak was employed by Illawong Company Limited to oversee the Sushi department of IJR.
In early 1995, Mak was introduced by another chef Tony Wu Chi-wai to Lam Sing, director of Sun Sing (Japan) Trading Company Limited (SSJT), a supplier of raw materials of Japanese food and beverage.
On February 5, 1997, Mak accepted a cheque for $28,000 from Lam as a reward for placing orders with SSJT.
On May 12, 1997, Mak took another cheque for $30,576 for the same reason.
Wu, 34, was also charged by the ICAC in this case. He was sentenced to 240 hours of community service and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution last month after being convicted of two bribery offences.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Christal Chan, assisted by ICAC officer Kevin Cho.
Jackey Mak Fat-hoi, 37, of Isshin Japanese Restaurant (IJR), was also ordered to pay $58,576 in restitution.
Mak earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of accepting advantages.
Magistrate Mr Colin MacKintosh said an immediate custodial sentence was imposed on the defendant to serve as a deterrence.
The judge added that he had taken into account the defendant's good background report, clear record and guilty plea.
The court heard that Mak was employed by Illawong Company Limited to oversee the Sushi department of IJR.
In early 1995, Mak was introduced by another chef Tony Wu Chi-wai to Lam Sing, director of Sun Sing (Japan) Trading Company Limited (SSJT), a supplier of raw materials of Japanese food and beverage.
On February 5, 1997, Mak accepted a cheque for $28,000 from Lam as a reward for placing orders with SSJT.
On May 12, 1997, Mak took another cheque for $30,576 for the same reason.
Wu, 34, was also charged by the ICAC in this case. He was sentenced to 240 hours of community service and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution last month after being convicted of two bribery offences.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Christal Chan, assisted by ICAC officer Kevin Cho.