Five charged for alleged fraud over renovation of Lim Por Yen Centre
2001-5-14
The Chairman and the Vice-chairman of the Mongkok District Cultural Recreation and Sports Association Limited (the Association), two staff members of Lim Por Yen Centre (LPY Centre) and a contractor were today (Monday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly co nspiring to cheat the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) of subvention over renovation works at LPY Centre.
Lam Kin-ming, 63, Chairman of the Association; Shing Yuen-hing, 53, Vice-chairman of the Association and District Councilor of Mongkok District; Shum Yuen-yee, 38, Centre Manager of LPY Centre; Shum Kit-ling, 36, Supervisor of LPY Centre; and Fung Chan-po , 38, partner of Man Hing Construction Company Limited, will appear at North Kowloon Court at 9:30 am on Wednesday (May 16) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint alleging the vice-chairman of the Association might have taken bribes from staff of LPY Centre to inflate the contract price of a renovation project for the Centre.
Subsequent ICAC inquiries revealed that the defendants allegedly conspired to falsify a contract and various documents in relation to the Centre's renovation work.
HKJC had earlier approved subvention for the project, on condition that the money would be released in the form of reimbursements upon receipt of relevant invoices on a pro rata basis, that is, 50 percent of the invoice value.
It was alleged that the contract, worth $1 million, was inflated to $1.41 million with the consent of the Association's chairman, so that the maximum amount of subvention for the final phase of the renovation project, that is, $705,000, could be obtained from HKJC.
As a result, HKJC was caused to release additional funds totalling $205,000.
The defendants faced one joint charge of conspiring with Wong Yin-fong, financial secretary of the Association, to defraud HKJC by dishonestly:
- falsely representing that the contract price for renovation work for LPY Centre was $1.41 million;
- creating a false contract and false invoices for the said renovations;
- submitting to HKJC the false contract and false invoices;
- causing HKJC to pay on the false contract;
- causing HKJC to pay the Association a sum in excess to what the Association was entitled to.
The alleged offence took place between September 1, 1999 and January 31, 2000.
The defendants were released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Wednesday.
Lam Kin-ming, 63, Chairman of the Association; Shing Yuen-hing, 53, Vice-chairman of the Association and District Councilor of Mongkok District; Shum Yuen-yee, 38, Centre Manager of LPY Centre; Shum Kit-ling, 36, Supervisor of LPY Centre; and Fung Chan-po , 38, partner of Man Hing Construction Company Limited, will appear at North Kowloon Court at 9:30 am on Wednesday (May 16) .
The case arose from a corruption complaint alleging the vice-chairman of the Association might have taken bribes from staff of LPY Centre to inflate the contract price of a renovation project for the Centre.
Subsequent ICAC inquiries revealed that the defendants allegedly conspired to falsify a contract and various documents in relation to the Centre's renovation work.
HKJC had earlier approved subvention for the project, on condition that the money would be released in the form of reimbursements upon receipt of relevant invoices on a pro rata basis, that is, 50 percent of the invoice value.
It was alleged that the contract, worth $1 million, was inflated to $1.41 million with the consent of the Association's chairman, so that the maximum amount of subvention for the final phase of the renovation project, that is, $705,000, could be obtained from HKJC.
As a result, HKJC was caused to release additional funds totalling $205,000.
The defendants faced one joint charge of conspiring with Wong Yin-fong, financial secretary of the Association, to defraud HKJC by dishonestly:
- falsely representing that the contract price for renovation work for LPY Centre was $1.41 million;
- creating a false contract and false invoices for the said renovations;
- submitting to HKJC the false contract and false invoices;
- causing HKJC to pay on the false contract;
- causing HKJC to pay the Association a sum in excess to what the Association was entitled to.
The alleged offence took place between September 1, 1999 and January 31, 2000.
The defendants were released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Wednesday.