Senior Superintendent of Police guilty of misconduct in public office
2003-11-28
A Senior Superintendent of Police was today (Friday) convicted at District Court of misconduct in public office over the acceptance of free sexual services from prostitutes.
Sin Kam-wah, 46, was found guilty of three counts of misconduct in public office, contrary to the Common Law.
Co-defendant Lam Chuen-ip, 43, businesswoman, was convicted of three counts of offering an advantage to a government servant, contrary to Section 8(1) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and three of exercising control over other persons with a view t o their prostitution.
Judge Saunders adjourned the case until December 8, 2003 for sentence.
Sin and Lam were each granted cash bail of $20,000. They were also ordered to surrender all travel documents, and not to leave Hong Kong.
In convicting the defendants, the judge said he was satisfied that the prosecution case had been proved beyond reasonable doubt.
The three misconduct charges stated that Sin had willfully and intentionally culpably misconducted himself in relation to his public office by accepting from Lam sexual services, free of any charge, of women over whom he knew Lam was exercising control wi th a view to those women's prostitution.
Lam was found guilty of six offences. Three of them stated that Lam, whilst having dealings with the HKSAR Government through the Hong Kong Police Force, had offered Sin an advantage, namely free sexual services of women over whom, to the knowledge of Si n, she was exercising control with a view to those women's prostitution.
The remaining three charges stated that Lam had exercised control over women with a view to those women's prostitution.
The offences took place between March 2001 and May 2002.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Ian McWalters and Government Counsel Marco Li, assisted by ICAC officer James Ip.
Sin Kam-wah, 46, was found guilty of three counts of misconduct in public office, contrary to the Common Law.
Co-defendant Lam Chuen-ip, 43, businesswoman, was convicted of three counts of offering an advantage to a government servant, contrary to Section 8(1) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and three of exercising control over other persons with a view t o their prostitution.
Judge Saunders adjourned the case until December 8, 2003 for sentence.
Sin and Lam were each granted cash bail of $20,000. They were also ordered to surrender all travel documents, and not to leave Hong Kong.
In convicting the defendants, the judge said he was satisfied that the prosecution case had been proved beyond reasonable doubt.
The three misconduct charges stated that Sin had willfully and intentionally culpably misconducted himself in relation to his public office by accepting from Lam sexual services, free of any charge, of women over whom he knew Lam was exercising control wi th a view to those women's prostitution.
Lam was found guilty of six offences. Three of them stated that Lam, whilst having dealings with the HKSAR Government through the Hong Kong Police Force, had offered Sin an advantage, namely free sexual services of women over whom, to the knowledge of Si n, she was exercising control with a view to those women's prostitution.
The remaining three charges stated that Lam had exercised control over women with a view to those women's prostitution.
The offences took place between March 2001 and May 2002.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Ian McWalters and Government Counsel Marco Li, assisted by ICAC officer James Ip.