HK$4 million fraud case suspect extradited from Australia to face ICAC charges
2001-7-22
A former senior executive of an architectural firm, earlier arrested by the Australian authorities in Australia on ICAC's behalf, was today (Sunday) extradited to Hong Kong to face prosecution in relation to a HK$4 million fraud case.
Allan Chan Yiu-ming, 58, former managing architect of P2H Design Associates Limited (P2H Design), was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in Sydney, Australia in April 1999.
Chan, while employed by P2H Design, was associated with client contacts and supervision of the design work for two villas projects respectively in the Mainland and Taiwan.
It was alleged that between December 1993 and February 1994, Chan had falsified two invoices, purportedly issued by P2H Design, to procure the execution of a cheque for HK$3 million and two demand drafts in a total sum of US$112,000 (about HK$873,600) res pectively from two clients of P2H Design, namely Great Wall Strategic Holdings (BVI) Limited and Garden Field Development Group.
Chan is to be charged with five offences, including false accounting, deception, forgery, and procuring a false entry in a bank record, and will appear in Eastern Court tomorrow (July 23) morning .
Chan left Hong Kong in February 1994 before the commencement of an ICAC investigation into a corruption complaint.
A warrant for Chan's arrest was issued by the court in Hong Kong in April 1997.
In October 1999, the Australian court ordered that Chan be surrendered to the ICAC in Hong Kong. Chan appealed against the decision.
In June last year, Chan withdrew his appeal, and made representations to the Australian Minister for Justice on humanitarian and health grounds.
In January this year, the Australian Minister for Justice signed a surrender warrant, and ordered to remove Chan from Australia to Hong Kong.
Chan further applied to the Federal Court of Australia for a review of the Minister for Justice's decision.
The Federal Court dismissed Chan's application last month.
Chan subsequently made a representation to the Minister for Justice, requesting him to reconsider the matter.
Last Thursday (July 19), the Minister for Justice upheld his decision, and ordered to remove Chan from Australia.
Allan Chan Yiu-ming, 58, former managing architect of P2H Design Associates Limited (P2H Design), was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in Sydney, Australia in April 1999.
Chan, while employed by P2H Design, was associated with client contacts and supervision of the design work for two villas projects respectively in the Mainland and Taiwan.
It was alleged that between December 1993 and February 1994, Chan had falsified two invoices, purportedly issued by P2H Design, to procure the execution of a cheque for HK$3 million and two demand drafts in a total sum of US$112,000 (about HK$873,600) res pectively from two clients of P2H Design, namely Great Wall Strategic Holdings (BVI) Limited and Garden Field Development Group.
Chan is to be charged with five offences, including false accounting, deception, forgery, and procuring a false entry in a bank record, and will appear in Eastern Court tomorrow (July 23) morning .
Chan left Hong Kong in February 1994 before the commencement of an ICAC investigation into a corruption complaint.
A warrant for Chan's arrest was issued by the court in Hong Kong in April 1997.
In October 1999, the Australian court ordered that Chan be surrendered to the ICAC in Hong Kong. Chan appealed against the decision.
In June last year, Chan withdrew his appeal, and made representations to the Australian Minister for Justice on humanitarian and health grounds.
In January this year, the Australian Minister for Justice signed a surrender warrant, and ordered to remove Chan from Australia to Hong Kong.
Chan further applied to the Federal Court of Australia for a review of the Minister for Justice's decision.
The Federal Court dismissed Chan's application last month.
Chan subsequently made a representation to the Minister for Justice, requesting him to reconsider the matter.
Last Thursday (July 19), the Minister for Justice upheld his decision, and ordered to remove Chan from Australia.