One year's jail for incitement to bribe OI chairman
2002-5-17
A proprietor of an engineering company was today (Friday) sentenced to one year's imprisonment at District Court for instigating a $160,000 bribery scam for a subcontractor to obtain a renovation contract from the owners' incorporation (OI) of a residenti al building in Mongkok.
Chu Yin-tak, 49, proprietor of Golden Ocean Engineering Company, was earlier found guilty on two counts of incitement to offer an advantage.
Judge Anthony Kwok said a custodial sentence was warranted in view of the seriousness of the offences.
The court heard that Chu had come to know Lee Ka-yin, the chairman of the OI of Wingco Mansion (Wingco), in the course of his decoration business for tenants of Wingco.
Through public tender procedures, Chau Mou Engineering & Company (Chau Mou) was provisionally awarded a $1,974,100 renovation contract by the OI of Wingco.
Chu unlawfully incited Lee Chau-mou and Fan Chun-man, respectively proprietor and manager of Chau Mou, to offer advantages to Lee.
The advantages, calculated at eight per cent of the value of the renovation contract or about $160,000, were rewards for Lee to award the contract to Chau Mou.
Lee Chau-mou and Fan refused Chu's request.
The offences took place between September 1 and September 30, 2000.
The prosecution was today represented by Paul Leung on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Peter Yeung.
Chu Yin-tak, 49, proprietor of Golden Ocean Engineering Company, was earlier found guilty on two counts of incitement to offer an advantage.
Judge Anthony Kwok said a custodial sentence was warranted in view of the seriousness of the offences.
The court heard that Chu had come to know Lee Ka-yin, the chairman of the OI of Wingco Mansion (Wingco), in the course of his decoration business for tenants of Wingco.
Through public tender procedures, Chau Mou Engineering & Company (Chau Mou) was provisionally awarded a $1,974,100 renovation contract by the OI of Wingco.
Chu unlawfully incited Lee Chau-mou and Fan Chun-man, respectively proprietor and manager of Chau Mou, to offer advantages to Lee.
The advantages, calculated at eight per cent of the value of the renovation contract or about $160,000, were rewards for Lee to award the contract to Chau Mou.
Lee Chau-mou and Fan refused Chu's request.
The offences took place between September 1 and September 30, 2000.
The prosecution was today represented by Paul Leung on a fiat, assisted by ICAC officer Peter Yeung.