Meat supplier jailed for offering bribes to hotel and restaurant chefs
2007-4-16
A meat supplier, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at Eastern Magistracy for offering bribes to two chefs of a hotel and a restaurant over the supply of suckling pigs.
Ip Foo-keung, 47, proprietor of Ching Kee, was earlier found guilty on three counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The court heard that Ching Kee was a frozen meat supplier. The defendant was acquainted with Choi Ng, head of the barbecue section of Fook Lam Moon (Kowloon) Restaurant Limited (Fook Lam Moon).
In December 2005, the defendant agreed to give Choi $15 per pig ordered by Fook Lam Moon.
Between December 29, 2005 and January 1, 2006, Ching Kee supplied a total of 16 suckling pigs to Fook Lam Moon.
On January 4, 2006, the defendant deposited $240 into the bank account of Choi.
However, the management of Fook Lam Moon was dissatisfied with Ching Kee’s supplies and placed no further orders with the shop.
Meanwhile, Ching Kee had been the supplier of suckling pigs for Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Four Seasons) since mid-2005.
In December 2005, the defendant was introduced to Fung Kwok-pong, who would become head of the barbecue section of Four Seasons in January 2006.
The defendant later agreed to give Fung $10 per suckling pig ordered by Four Seasons, so that the hotel would accept Ching Kee’s supplies.
In January and February 2006, Four Seasons had ordered 454 and 522 suckling pigs from Ching Kee respectively.
The defendant subsequently deposited two bribe payments of $4,620 and $5,120 respectively into Fung’s telebet account with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
The prosecution was today represented by Government Counsel Beney Wong, assisted by ICAC officer Stephen Wong.
Ip Foo-keung, 47, proprietor of Ching Kee, was earlier found guilty on three counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The court heard that Ching Kee was a frozen meat supplier. The defendant was acquainted with Choi Ng, head of the barbecue section of Fook Lam Moon (Kowloon) Restaurant Limited (Fook Lam Moon).
In December 2005, the defendant agreed to give Choi $15 per pig ordered by Fook Lam Moon.
Between December 29, 2005 and January 1, 2006, Ching Kee supplied a total of 16 suckling pigs to Fook Lam Moon.
On January 4, 2006, the defendant deposited $240 into the bank account of Choi.
However, the management of Fook Lam Moon was dissatisfied with Ching Kee’s supplies and placed no further orders with the shop.
Meanwhile, Ching Kee had been the supplier of suckling pigs for Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Four Seasons) since mid-2005.
In December 2005, the defendant was introduced to Fung Kwok-pong, who would become head of the barbecue section of Four Seasons in January 2006.
The defendant later agreed to give Fung $10 per suckling pig ordered by Four Seasons, so that the hotel would accept Ching Kee’s supplies.
In January and February 2006, Four Seasons had ordered 454 and 522 suckling pigs from Ching Kee respectively.
The defendant subsequently deposited two bribe payments of $4,620 and $5,120 respectively into Fung’s telebet account with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
The prosecution was today represented by Government Counsel Beney Wong, assisted by ICAC officer Stephen Wong.