Wanted businessman in alleged graft facilitated illegal stay and employment re-arrested
2002-8-24
A Hong Kong businessman, wanted by the ICAC in order that he stands trial for arranging Mainlanders to illegally stay and work in Hong Kong by providing them with false identification documents allegedly facilitated by corruption, was re-arrested by the I CAC on Thursday (August 23).
Ho Wan-chung Alan, 41, was wanted to face trial for six alleged offences, including conspiring with Immigration Officer Tso Tak-keung to make false Permits to Land in the HKSAR, handling stolen goods, possessing false instruments and aiding and abetting t he breach of condition of stay.
When ICAC officers re-arrested Ho in Shaukeiwan during an operation on Thursday, a revolver and six rounds of bullets, both alleged to be imitations, were recovered from him.
A total of 14 forged Acknowledgements of Applications for a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card were also seized during the arrest.
During a subsequent search at Ho's residence, ICAC officers also seized a number of forged Hong Kong Identity Cards, equipment for producing such forged identity cards, an air gun and a small quantity of fake bank notes.
It was suspected that the defendant was involved in other offences related to false immigration documents.
In the same operation, five Mainland residents staying in Hong Kong on two-way permits were also arrested by the ICAC for their alleged involvement in the scam.
These Mainland residents are suspected to have worked in Hong Kong during their stay and have breached the condition of stay. They have been released on ICAC bail, pending further inquiries.
Ho was taken to the District Court yesterday for jumping court bail in relation to the earlier prosecution against him.
Judge Maggie Poon forfeited $30,000 cash bail granted to him earlier, and remanded him in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his next court appearance on September 3, 2002.
The Immigration Officer involved in the same case, Tso, has already been charged by the ICAC with 12 alleged offences, including 10 of corruption, one of theft and one of conspiracy.
One of the bribery charges alleged Tso of accepting $2,000 from Ho for unlawfully providing blank Permits to Land in the HKSAR from the Immigration Department.
Ho and Tso were ordered to appear before the District Court on July 23, 2002. A warrant for Ho's arrest was issued by the court after he failed to answer court. The case against Tso was also adjourned to September 3, 2002.
The ICAC's investigation originated from information alleging that an Immigration Officer of accepting advantages from a number of persons in return for extending their visas to stay in Hong Kong.
Ho Wan-chung Alan, 41, was wanted to face trial for six alleged offences, including conspiring with Immigration Officer Tso Tak-keung to make false Permits to Land in the HKSAR, handling stolen goods, possessing false instruments and aiding and abetting t he breach of condition of stay.
When ICAC officers re-arrested Ho in Shaukeiwan during an operation on Thursday, a revolver and six rounds of bullets, both alleged to be imitations, were recovered from him.
A total of 14 forged Acknowledgements of Applications for a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card were also seized during the arrest.
During a subsequent search at Ho's residence, ICAC officers also seized a number of forged Hong Kong Identity Cards, equipment for producing such forged identity cards, an air gun and a small quantity of fake bank notes.
It was suspected that the defendant was involved in other offences related to false immigration documents.
In the same operation, five Mainland residents staying in Hong Kong on two-way permits were also arrested by the ICAC for their alleged involvement in the scam.
These Mainland residents are suspected to have worked in Hong Kong during their stay and have breached the condition of stay. They have been released on ICAC bail, pending further inquiries.
Ho was taken to the District Court yesterday for jumping court bail in relation to the earlier prosecution against him.
Judge Maggie Poon forfeited $30,000 cash bail granted to him earlier, and remanded him in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his next court appearance on September 3, 2002.
The Immigration Officer involved in the same case, Tso, has already been charged by the ICAC with 12 alleged offences, including 10 of corruption, one of theft and one of conspiracy.
One of the bribery charges alleged Tso of accepting $2,000 from Ho for unlawfully providing blank Permits to Land in the HKSAR from the Immigration Department.
Ho and Tso were ordered to appear before the District Court on July 23, 2002. A warrant for Ho's arrest was issued by the court after he failed to answer court. The case against Tso was also adjourned to September 3, 2002.
The ICAC's investigation originated from information alleging that an Immigration Officer of accepting advantages from a number of persons in return for extending their visas to stay in Hong Kong.