Former headmaster and brother guilty of cheating school funds
2000-11-3
A former primary school headmaster and his brother, charged by the ICAC for cheating school funds with bogus purchases, were convicted at Kwun Tong Court today (Friday).
Leung Shiu-kee, 41, was the former headmaster of The New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association Limited Leung Sing Tak Primary School (Tseung Kwan O) (the School).
Leung and his brother Leung Siu-hon, 34, a business manager of a catering company, were found guilty on two joint charges of conspiracy to use two company receipts to deceive the School.
The receipts contained false statements that computer equipment worth $17,800 and $13,480 respectively had been purchased from Manli Consultant Company (Manli) by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
The brothers were each fined $15,000 for the offences.
In sentencing, Magistrate Mr John Glass said the defendants had committed a silly act.
The ICAC earlier received a corruption complaint alleging Leung Shiu-kee of offering advantages to computer suppliers to inflate the prices of computers purchased by the School.
During the course of the corruption investigation, a scam to cheat school funds was revealed.
The court heard that between July and September 1997, Supervisor of the School Leung Sing-tak, before leaving Hong Kong for vacation, set up a fund of $200,000.
School staff could claim reimbursement for any expenses incurred on behalf of the School by producing relevant vouchers and invoices.
Between September and December 1997, Leung Shiu-kee asked Siu-hon to help obtain some receipts to purportedly show that computer equipment had been purchased for the School.
Leung Siu-hon approached To Kin-keung for assistance and subsequently obtained from To two receipts issued by Manli.
The receipts purportedly showed that $31,280 worth of goods were purchased from Manli by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
Leung Shiu-kee presented these receipts to the School, knowing that they were false documents.
As a result, the School reimbursed $31,280 in total to Leung Shiu-kee.
The board of managers of the School rendered full assistance to the ICAC throughout the investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Stephen Lau on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Richard Ma.
Leung Shiu-kee, 41, was the former headmaster of The New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association Limited Leung Sing Tak Primary School (Tseung Kwan O) (the School).
Leung and his brother Leung Siu-hon, 34, a business manager of a catering company, were found guilty on two joint charges of conspiracy to use two company receipts to deceive the School.
The receipts contained false statements that computer equipment worth $17,800 and $13,480 respectively had been purchased from Manli Consultant Company (Manli) by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
The brothers were each fined $15,000 for the offences.
In sentencing, Magistrate Mr John Glass said the defendants had committed a silly act.
The ICAC earlier received a corruption complaint alleging Leung Shiu-kee of offering advantages to computer suppliers to inflate the prices of computers purchased by the School.
During the course of the corruption investigation, a scam to cheat school funds was revealed.
The court heard that between July and September 1997, Supervisor of the School Leung Sing-tak, before leaving Hong Kong for vacation, set up a fund of $200,000.
School staff could claim reimbursement for any expenses incurred on behalf of the School by producing relevant vouchers and invoices.
Between September and December 1997, Leung Shiu-kee asked Siu-hon to help obtain some receipts to purportedly show that computer equipment had been purchased for the School.
Leung Siu-hon approached To Kin-keung for assistance and subsequently obtained from To two receipts issued by Manli.
The receipts purportedly showed that $31,280 worth of goods were purchased from Manli by Leung Shiu-kee for the School.
Leung Shiu-kee presented these receipts to the School, knowing that they were false documents.
As a result, the School reimbursed $31,280 in total to Leung Shiu-kee.
The board of managers of the School rendered full assistance to the ICAC throughout the investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Stephen Lau on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Richard Ma.