Kwun Tong District Councillor charged for alleged fraud over false claims of DC funds
2004-7-28
A member of the Kwun Tong District Council (KTDC) was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for alleged fraud in relation to false claims of Councillor Assistants' wages totalling over $120,000 from KTDC.
Ng Chung-tak, 49, will appear at Kwun Tong Magistracy at 9:30 am on Friday (July 30, 2004) on six charges –'96 five of conspiracy to defraud and one of incitement to conspiracy to defraud.
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a KTDC member might have submitted false payment slips to deceive KTDC when claiming reimbursement for wages of his assistants from KTDC.
Ng was arrested by the ICAC in March this year, and subsequent enquiries revealed the alleged conspiracy offences.
Five of the charges allege Ng of conspiring with three other persons to defraud KTDC.
Ng is alleged to have dishonestly induced KTDC to believe he had employed these persons as his assistants at a certain salary per month, and induced KTDC to accept and approve his claims for reimbursement of expenses allegedly incurred by him in employing them as his assistants.
The remaining charge alleges Ng of unlawfully inciting another person to conspire with him to defraud KTDC for a similar reason.
ICAC enquiries revealed that Ng had dishonestly gained a total of over $120,000 from the alleged conspiracies.
The alleged offences took place between December 2000 and December 2003.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Friday.
Ng Chung-tak, 49, will appear at Kwun Tong Magistracy at 9:30 am on Friday (July 30, 2004) on six charges –'96 five of conspiracy to defraud and one of incitement to conspiracy to defraud.
The case arose from a corruption complaint, alleging that a KTDC member might have submitted false payment slips to deceive KTDC when claiming reimbursement for wages of his assistants from KTDC.
Ng was arrested by the ICAC in March this year, and subsequent enquiries revealed the alleged conspiracy offences.
Five of the charges allege Ng of conspiring with three other persons to defraud KTDC.
Ng is alleged to have dishonestly induced KTDC to believe he had employed these persons as his assistants at a certain salary per month, and induced KTDC to accept and approve his claims for reimbursement of expenses allegedly incurred by him in employing them as his assistants.
The remaining charge alleges Ng of unlawfully inciting another person to conspire with him to defraud KTDC for a similar reason.
ICAC enquiries revealed that Ng had dishonestly gained a total of over $120,000 from the alleged conspiracies.
The alleged offences took place between December 2000 and December 2003.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Friday.