Duo charged with bribery over recruitment of part-time promoters
2008-8-21
The ICAC has charged a former manager of a food trading and manufacturing company and a freelance recruitment agent with bribery in relation to the recruitment of part-time promoters.
Andrew Toh, 45, a former manager of Four Seas Mercantile Limited (Four Seas), and Sum Cheuk-ming, 45, a freelance recruitment agent, face a joint charge of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Brib ery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendants will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) for plea.
The charge alleges that between January 2003 and November 2007, the defendants had conspired together for Toh to accept advantages, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, as rewards for Toh using Sum to recruit part-time promoters for Four Seas.
The alleged advantages were said to be illegal commissions at the rate of $25 per day per promoter recruited by Sum for Four Seas. It is alleged that the illegal commissions amounted to about $100,000.
Four Seas prohibits its employees from soliciting or accepting advantages in relation to their official duties.
Four Seas has offered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
Andrew Toh, 45, a former manager of Four Seas Mercantile Limited (Four Seas), and Sum Cheuk-ming, 45, a freelance recruitment agent, face a joint charge of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Brib ery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendants will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) for plea.
The charge alleges that between January 2003 and November 2007, the defendants had conspired together for Toh to accept advantages, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, as rewards for Toh using Sum to recruit part-time promoters for Four Seas.
The alleged advantages were said to be illegal commissions at the rate of $25 per day per promoter recruited by Sum for Four Seas. It is alleged that the illegal commissions amounted to about $100,000.
Four Seas prohibits its employees from soliciting or accepting advantages in relation to their official duties.
Four Seas has offered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.