Former resident engineer faces court for alleged bribery over Tung Chung Station piling scam
2001-12-11
A former resident engineer, charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting advantages including free trips and nightclub entertainment in connection with a piling scam at a residential building project at Tung Chung Station, appeared in Tsuen Wan Court today (Tuesday).
No plea were taken. Magistrate Mr Andrew Ma adjourned the case until January 2, 2002, pending transfer to District Court.
Loi Hong-quan, 45, formerly employed by Maunsell Consultants Asia Limited (Maunsell), faced one count of conspiracy to defraud, and six of accepting advantages.
The project involved was Tung Chung Station Development Project II Site 4, developed by Tung Chung Station Development Company Limited (TCSDCL).
I-P Foundations Limited (I-P Foundations) was the main contractor of the foundation works for four of the seven residential blocks to be built on the site.
The piling works for three of these blocks was subcontracted to Sunley Engineering & Construction Company Limited (Sunley), while the cutting and prefabrication of reinforcement steel cages was subcontracted to Hung Cheong Engineering Company (Hung Cheong ).
Maunsell was the consultant firm, which supervised the foundation works of the project.
One of the charges alleged that Loi had conspired with I-P Foundations former staff Li Che-hing, Yu Chun-man, Ko Chi-kwong and other persons to defraud the Buildings Department and TCSDCL by dishonestly concealing the facts that problems had occurred in t he construction of a bored pile, and that remedial work had been done to the pile.
Six other charges alleged Loi of accepting advantages from I-P Foundations, Sunley and Hung Cheong as rewards for lax supervision and showing favour to them in supervising their works on behalf of Maunsell.
The advantages allegedly included free trips to the Mainland, expenses for meals and nightclub entertainment, hostess escort services, payment for mobile telephone and roaming charges, and payment for monthly parking fees.
The alleged offences took place between July 1, 1997 and May 31, 1998.
Li and Yu were each jailed for one year and nine months at District Court in June last year for conspiring to construct substandard bored piles at the project, while Ko was jailed for six months.
In October last year, following an application to review their sentences by the Department of Justice, the Court of Appeal increased Li's sentence to five years and Yu's to two years. Ko had his original six-month term increased to four-and-a-half years.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Winnie Lee.
No plea were taken. Magistrate Mr Andrew Ma adjourned the case until January 2, 2002, pending transfer to District Court.
Loi Hong-quan, 45, formerly employed by Maunsell Consultants Asia Limited (Maunsell), faced one count of conspiracy to defraud, and six of accepting advantages.
The project involved was Tung Chung Station Development Project II Site 4, developed by Tung Chung Station Development Company Limited (TCSDCL).
I-P Foundations Limited (I-P Foundations) was the main contractor of the foundation works for four of the seven residential blocks to be built on the site.
The piling works for three of these blocks was subcontracted to Sunley Engineering & Construction Company Limited (Sunley), while the cutting and prefabrication of reinforcement steel cages was subcontracted to Hung Cheong Engineering Company (Hung Cheong ).
Maunsell was the consultant firm, which supervised the foundation works of the project.
One of the charges alleged that Loi had conspired with I-P Foundations former staff Li Che-hing, Yu Chun-man, Ko Chi-kwong and other persons to defraud the Buildings Department and TCSDCL by dishonestly concealing the facts that problems had occurred in t he construction of a bored pile, and that remedial work had been done to the pile.
Six other charges alleged Loi of accepting advantages from I-P Foundations, Sunley and Hung Cheong as rewards for lax supervision and showing favour to them in supervising their works on behalf of Maunsell.
The advantages allegedly included free trips to the Mainland, expenses for meals and nightclub entertainment, hostess escort services, payment for mobile telephone and roaming charges, and payment for monthly parking fees.
The alleged offences took place between July 1, 1997 and May 31, 1998.
Li and Yu were each jailed for one year and nine months at District Court in June last year for conspiring to construct substandard bored piles at the project, while Ko was jailed for six months.
In October last year, following an application to review their sentences by the Department of Justice, the Court of Appeal increased Li's sentence to five years and Yu's to two years. Ko had his original six-month term increased to four-and-a-half years.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Winnie Lee.