Five charged for alleged corruption over WSD plumbing installation works
2005-8-30
An Assistant Waterworks Inspector of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) and four licensed plumbers were today (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC for alleged corruption in relation to plumbing installation works at various premises.
The defendants are: Chau Kam-yun, 49, Assistant Waterworks Inspector of WSD; Chan Kar-leung, 35, Shum Yung-kwai, 57, Lai Ngok-sang, 45, and Leung Wai-yiu, 66, all licensed plumbers.
They will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistracy in three separate cases at 9:30 am on Thursday (September 1) on a total of 10 corruption charges.
In the first case, Chau faces five charges of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (PBO).
Four of the charges allege Chau of having accepted advantages, including a total of $9,000 in Hong Kong from three waterworks contractors as rewards for remaining favourably disposed towards the latter, who were involved in plumbing installation works res pectively at Fotan, Sheung Shui and Sha Tau Kok.
The remaining charge alleges Chau of having accepted $3,000 in Macau from a licensed plumber in relation to plumbing installation works at a premises at Tai Wai.
The alleged offences took place between June and September 2004.
Also charged in the same case are Chan and Shum, each facing one count of offering an advantage to a public servant under Section 4(1)(a) of PBO.
Chan is alleged of offering $5,000 to Chau in July 2004 in connection with plumbing installation works at Fotan, New Territories; while Shum is alleged of offering advantages, including $2,000 to Chau in relation to plumbing installation works at a premis es at Sha Tau Kok in September last year.
In the second case, Lai faces two counts of offering $2,000 each to a Senior Waterworks Inspector and an Assistant Waterworks Inspector in June 2004, in relation to two plumbing installation works at Kwun Tong Road and Farm Road.
In the third case, Leung faces one count of offering advantages, including unspecified sums of money, to Assistant Waterworks Inspectors, Waterworks Inspectors and Senior Waterworks Inspectors of WSD between January and September 2004, in relation to plum bing installation works at two premises at Lai Chi Kok Road and Sheung Shui.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Thursday.
The defendants are: Chau Kam-yun, 49, Assistant Waterworks Inspector of WSD; Chan Kar-leung, 35, Shum Yung-kwai, 57, Lai Ngok-sang, 45, and Leung Wai-yiu, 66, all licensed plumbers.
They will appear at Tsuen Wan Magistracy in three separate cases at 9:30 am on Thursday (September 1) on a total of 10 corruption charges.
In the first case, Chau faces five charges of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (PBO).
Four of the charges allege Chau of having accepted advantages, including a total of $9,000 in Hong Kong from three waterworks contractors as rewards for remaining favourably disposed towards the latter, who were involved in plumbing installation works res pectively at Fotan, Sheung Shui and Sha Tau Kok.
The remaining charge alleges Chau of having accepted $3,000 in Macau from a licensed plumber in relation to plumbing installation works at a premises at Tai Wai.
The alleged offences took place between June and September 2004.
Also charged in the same case are Chan and Shum, each facing one count of offering an advantage to a public servant under Section 4(1)(a) of PBO.
Chan is alleged of offering $5,000 to Chau in July 2004 in connection with plumbing installation works at Fotan, New Territories; while Shum is alleged of offering advantages, including $2,000 to Chau in relation to plumbing installation works at a premis es at Sha Tau Kok in September last year.
In the second case, Lai faces two counts of offering $2,000 each to a Senior Waterworks Inspector and an Assistant Waterworks Inspector in June 2004, in relation to two plumbing installation works at Kwun Tong Road and Farm Road.
In the third case, Leung faces one count of offering advantages, including unspecified sums of money, to Assistant Waterworks Inspectors, Waterworks Inspectors and Senior Waterworks Inspectors of WSD between January and September 2004, in relation to plum bing installation works at two premises at Lai Chi Kok Road and Sheung Shui.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Thursday.