Vice operator guilty of bribing police officer for avoiding enforcement action
2005-8-3
An operator of a vice establishment, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) convicted at Kowloon City Magistracy of offering a monthly bribe payment of $30,000 to a police officer for avoiding enforcement action.
Chan Yuk-ping, 42, was found guilty of one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Douglas Yau Tak-hong adjourned the case until August 24, 2005 for sentence, pending a psychiatric report.
The court heard that Chan was the person-in-charge of a flat in Jordon Road, Kowloon, which was then operated as a vice establishment.
On October 3, 2003, the Police raided the premises, and arrested a keeper and four Mainland women for suspected vice and related offences.
After learning about the raid, Chan, on October 8, 2003, wrote an anonymous letter to the police officer in charge of the case, offering a monthly payment of $30,000 as a reward for the latter not taking further enforcement action against her premises.
In the letter, Chan also gave her mobile telephone number for the police officer to contact her, the court was told.
Upon receipt of the letter, the police officer reported the matter to his superior. The case was referred to the ICAC for investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Bill Chan.
Chan Yuk-ping, 42, was found guilty of one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Douglas Yau Tak-hong adjourned the case until August 24, 2005 for sentence, pending a psychiatric report.
The court heard that Chan was the person-in-charge of a flat in Jordon Road, Kowloon, which was then operated as a vice establishment.
On October 3, 2003, the Police raided the premises, and arrested a keeper and four Mainland women for suspected vice and related offences.
After learning about the raid, Chan, on October 8, 2003, wrote an anonymous letter to the police officer in charge of the case, offering a monthly payment of $30,000 as a reward for the latter not taking further enforcement action against her premises.
In the letter, Chan also gave her mobile telephone number for the police officer to contact her, the court was told.
Upon receipt of the letter, the police officer reported the matter to his superior. The case was referred to the ICAC for investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel Jonathan Man, assisted by ICAC officer Bill Chan.