Ex-consultant faces court for bribery
2004-9-10
A former consultant of an architectural consultancy firm, charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting $760,000 in bribes from a proprietor of an engineering company in relation to various renovation projects, appeared at Kowloon City Magistracy today (Fri day).
Lai Kon-bun, 60, formerly employed by R. Hauser & Partners Limited (Hauser), faced seven counts of agent accepting an advantage and one of agent soliciting an advantage under Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Magistrate Mr Sham Siu-man adjourned the case until September 30, 2004, pending transfer to District Court.
Seven of the bribery charges alleged that Lai had accepted a total of $760,000 from a proprietor of an engineering company for assisting the latter in relation to renovation contracts of four residential buildings and to obtain payments.
The remaining charge alleged Lai of soliciting from the proprietor a commission, calculated at 15 per cent of the contract price of a renovation project of a fifth residential building, for the same reason.
The alleged bribery offences took place between November 2001 and May this year.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $200,000 and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer James Ip.
Lai Kon-bun, 60, formerly employed by R. Hauser & Partners Limited (Hauser), faced seven counts of agent accepting an advantage and one of agent soliciting an advantage under Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Magistrate Mr Sham Siu-man adjourned the case until September 30, 2004, pending transfer to District Court.
Seven of the bribery charges alleged that Lai had accepted a total of $760,000 from a proprietor of an engineering company for assisting the latter in relation to renovation contracts of four residential buildings and to obtain payments.
The remaining charge alleged Lai of soliciting from the proprietor a commission, calculated at 15 per cent of the contract price of a renovation project of a fifth residential building, for the same reason.
The alleged bribery offences took place between November 2001 and May this year.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $200,000 and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer James Ip.