Seven charged for alleged emigration scams
2002-1-10
The ICAC today (Thursday) charged an emigration consultant and six applicants for alleged scams to use forged documents to apply for emigration to Canada.
The defendants are Alex Man Chi-sing, 44, former proprietor of Honest Consultant Services; Jessica So Yuen-ming, 37, clerk; Chan Sau-ying, 41, housewife; Yeung Kwok-wai, 50, taxi driver; Silina Chan Yuen-yee, 38, shipping clerk; Fan Chee-fun, 34, merchand izer; Chan Pui-chi, 35, housewife.
They will appear at 9:30 am in Western Court tomorrow (Friday) on a total of 14 counts of conspiracy to make a false instrument.
The case arose from a referral from the Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong, alleging corruption involving emigration consultants.
Man and So face three joint charges of conspiracy to make false instruments, including a certificate of employment service, an employment reference letter, and a Hong Kong Inland Revenue Employer's Return of Remuneration and Pensions.
Man and Chan Sau-ying are alleged to have conspired to make two false employment reference letters.
Yeung and Chan Yuen-yee each faces two counts of conspiracy to make false employment reference letters purportedly issued by restaurants and companies.
Fan is charged with one count of conspiracy to make a false employment reference letter.
The remaining four charges allege that Chan Pui-chi had conspired with other persons to make false instruments, namely a certificate issued by a commercial college, a reference letter by a tutorial centre, and two employment reference letters.
The alleged offences took place between January 1, 1995 and October 17, 1997.
All the defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.
The defendants are Alex Man Chi-sing, 44, former proprietor of Honest Consultant Services; Jessica So Yuen-ming, 37, clerk; Chan Sau-ying, 41, housewife; Yeung Kwok-wai, 50, taxi driver; Silina Chan Yuen-yee, 38, shipping clerk; Fan Chee-fun, 34, merchand izer; Chan Pui-chi, 35, housewife.
They will appear at 9:30 am in Western Court tomorrow (Friday) on a total of 14 counts of conspiracy to make a false instrument.
The case arose from a referral from the Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong, alleging corruption involving emigration consultants.
Man and So face three joint charges of conspiracy to make false instruments, including a certificate of employment service, an employment reference letter, and a Hong Kong Inland Revenue Employer's Return of Remuneration and Pensions.
Man and Chan Sau-ying are alleged to have conspired to make two false employment reference letters.
Yeung and Chan Yuen-yee each faces two counts of conspiracy to make false employment reference letters purportedly issued by restaurants and companies.
Fan is charged with one count of conspiracy to make a false employment reference letter.
The remaining four charges allege that Chan Pui-chi had conspired with other persons to make false instruments, namely a certificate issued by a commercial college, a reference letter by a tutorial centre, and two employment reference letters.
The alleged offences took place between January 1, 1995 and October 17, 1997.
All the defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances tomorrow.