Five charged for allegedly deceiving $1m government funds
2007-3-30
Five persons have been charged by the ICAC for allegedly defrauding the Government of more than $1 million under the Small Entrepreneur Research Assistance Programme managed by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC).
The defendants are Chow Tsz-lam, 30, and Bonny Yan Ka-man, 29, both directors of Shaolin Microsystems Limited (Shaolin); Mak Tat-ming, 29, salesman; Chan Yee-lung, 33, former project manager of Shaolin; and Lam Man-tak, 32, sole proprietor of Chance Compu ter Company (Chance).
They will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am next Monday (April 2) on a total of five charges –'96 two counts of conspiracy to defraud, two of fraud, and one of conspiracy to falsify accounts.
Shaolin is a company engaged in the development of computer software, while Chance is a supplier of computer equipment.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
Chow and Yan face one count of conspiring with a staff member of Shaolin to defraud the Government by dishonestly applying in the name of Shaolin for funds under the programme.
They are also alleged to have falsely represented the monthly salary paid to that staff of Shaolin, and provided false information to the Government to support the claim that the staff had been paid salaries at an inflated rate, thereby obtaining and reta ining for themselves funds under the programme, to which they and Shaolin were not entitled.
Another similar charge alleges Chan of conspiring with Chow and Yan to defraud the Government of funds under the programme.
Chow, Yan and Mak face one count of fraud, which alleged that with intent to defraud, they had falsely represented to ITC that Mak was employed by Shaolin as software engineer under the programme, and provided false accounts, documents and information to ITC to support the claim that Mak had been so employed as software engineer.
Yan further faces a similar fraud offence.
The remaining charge alleges Lam of conspiring with Chow to falsify various accounts, records or documents of Chance for accounting purposes in relation to the procurement of goods from Chance.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the funds allegedly deceived by the defendants amounted to over $1 million under the programme.
The above alleged offences took place between October 2002 and June 2006.
ITC had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Monday.
The defendants are Chow Tsz-lam, 30, and Bonny Yan Ka-man, 29, both directors of Shaolin Microsystems Limited (Shaolin); Mak Tat-ming, 29, salesman; Chan Yee-lung, 33, former project manager of Shaolin; and Lam Man-tak, 32, sole proprietor of Chance Compu ter Company (Chance).
They will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am next Monday (April 2) on a total of five charges –'96 two counts of conspiracy to defraud, two of fraud, and one of conspiracy to falsify accounts.
Shaolin is a company engaged in the development of computer software, while Chance is a supplier of computer equipment.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
Chow and Yan face one count of conspiring with a staff member of Shaolin to defraud the Government by dishonestly applying in the name of Shaolin for funds under the programme.
They are also alleged to have falsely represented the monthly salary paid to that staff of Shaolin, and provided false information to the Government to support the claim that the staff had been paid salaries at an inflated rate, thereby obtaining and reta ining for themselves funds under the programme, to which they and Shaolin were not entitled.
Another similar charge alleges Chan of conspiring with Chow and Yan to defraud the Government of funds under the programme.
Chow, Yan and Mak face one count of fraud, which alleged that with intent to defraud, they had falsely represented to ITC that Mak was employed by Shaolin as software engineer under the programme, and provided false accounts, documents and information to ITC to support the claim that Mak had been so employed as software engineer.
Yan further faces a similar fraud offence.
The remaining charge alleges Lam of conspiring with Chow to falsify various accounts, records or documents of Chance for accounting purposes in relation to the procurement of goods from Chance.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the funds allegedly deceived by the defendants amounted to over $1 million under the programme.
The above alleged offences took place between October 2002 and June 2006.
ITC had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearances on Monday.