Customs Officer admits selling and possessing pirated 'PlayStation' products
2001-2-2
A Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E) admitted at Tsuen Wan Court today (Friday) that he had sold and possessed counterfeit "PlayStation" products at a VCD shop in Kwai Chung Plaza.
Chan Kam-keung, 33, today pleaded guilty to four joint charges and another offence after Magistrate Mr Allan Wyeth ruled that there was a case to answer.
Co-defendant Choi Chi-cheong, 23, a partner of the VCD shop "GUNDAM", earlier pleaded guilty to the four joint charges.
Magistrate Mr Wyeth adjourned sentencing on both defendants until 9:30 am at Tsuen Wan Court tomorrow (February 3) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a pirated VCD shop had been receiving tip-offs about C&E raids through bribery. ICAC enquiries revealed the offences.
The court heard that Chan and Choi had sold two memory cards and two controllers, and possessed 133 memory cards and 80 controllers with a forged trade mark "PlayStation" at the shop.
They had in their possession 86 programme memory cartridges, without the licence of the copyright owner.
Chan had also possessed 45 CD-ROMs, which were infringing copies of copyright works.
The offences took place between October 26, 1999 and March 22 last year.
Chan and Choi were granted cash bail of $5,000 and $3,000 respectively, pending their sentences tomorrow.
The prosecution was today represented by Henry Ma on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Shirley Cheung.
Chan Kam-keung, 33, today pleaded guilty to four joint charges and another offence after Magistrate Mr Allan Wyeth ruled that there was a case to answer.
Co-defendant Choi Chi-cheong, 23, a partner of the VCD shop "GUNDAM", earlier pleaded guilty to the four joint charges.
Magistrate Mr Wyeth adjourned sentencing on both defendants until 9:30 am at Tsuen Wan Court tomorrow (February 3) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a pirated VCD shop had been receiving tip-offs about C&E raids through bribery. ICAC enquiries revealed the offences.
The court heard that Chan and Choi had sold two memory cards and two controllers, and possessed 133 memory cards and 80 controllers with a forged trade mark "PlayStation" at the shop.
They had in their possession 86 programme memory cartridges, without the licence of the copyright owner.
Chan had also possessed 45 CD-ROMs, which were infringing copies of copyright works.
The offences took place between October 26, 1999 and March 22 last year.
Chan and Choi were granted cash bail of $5,000 and $3,000 respectively, pending their sentences tomorrow.
The prosecution was today represented by Henry Ma on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Shirley Cheung.