Ex-professor of CUHK sentenced for $1.9m housing allowance fraud
2007-1-3
A former professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was today (Wednesday) sentenced at the District Court for deceiving private tenancy allowance totalling over $1.9 million from CUHK.
Chan Wing-wah, 52, was ordered by Deputy Judge Garry Tallentire to perform 200 hours of community service.
Chan was earlier found guilty of two counts of agent using a document with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The court heard that on October 10, 1990, the defendant submitted to CUHK an application for private tenancy allowance, which contained false, erroneous or defective statements.
The defendant falsely claimed in the application that the leased accommodation in Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, was not owned by him, his spouse or a relation of his; and that neither he nor his spouse, and none of their relations had a financial inte rest in it.
The court also heard that on August 31, 1998, the defendant submitted to the university another document, falsely claiming that a director and shareholder of Mountway Limited (Mountway), from whom he had leased the property under the private tenancy allow ance, was not his relative.
In fact, Mountway, the registered owner of the property concerned, was owned by the defendant's relatives and controlled by the defendant.
As a result, the defendant had fraudulently obtained private tenancy allowance totalling over $1.9 million from CUHK, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel William Tam, assisted by ICAC officer Jennie Sum.
Chan Wing-wah, 52, was ordered by Deputy Judge Garry Tallentire to perform 200 hours of community service.
Chan was earlier found guilty of two counts of agent using a document with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The court heard that on October 10, 1990, the defendant submitted to CUHK an application for private tenancy allowance, which contained false, erroneous or defective statements.
The defendant falsely claimed in the application that the leased accommodation in Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, was not owned by him, his spouse or a relation of his; and that neither he nor his spouse, and none of their relations had a financial inte rest in it.
The court also heard that on August 31, 1998, the defendant submitted to the university another document, falsely claiming that a director and shareholder of Mountway Limited (Mountway), from whom he had leased the property under the private tenancy allow ance, was not his relative.
In fact, Mountway, the registered owner of the property concerned, was owned by the defendant's relatives and controlled by the defendant.
As a result, the defendant had fraudulently obtained private tenancy allowance totalling over $1.9 million from CUHK, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by Senior Government Counsel William Tam, assisted by ICAC officer Jennie Sum.