Duo charged for alleged voting offences at VR Election
2008-11-5
Two persons have been charged in separate cases by the ICAC for allegedly committing voting offences in the 2007 Village Representative Election (Resident Representative) for Pak Nai Tsuen in Yuen Long.
In the first case, Lai Kin-ping, 41, faces one count of corrupt conduct with respect to voting at an election, contrary to Section 16(1)(a) of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance.
The charges allege that on January 21, 2007, Lai had engaged in corrupt conduct at the said election in that he voted at the election knowing that he was not entitled to do so.
He had allegedly made false claim in a Voter Registration Form that his principal address was a village house in Pak Lai Tsuen, which was his only or main residence in Hong Kong; and that he had been a resident of Pak Lai Tsuen for the three years immedia tely before registration as an elector.
ICAC investigation revealed that Lai had moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen in 2000.
In the second case, Ng Wah-tak, 35, faces a similar charge. ICAC enquiries revealed that he had allegedly moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen in 2002.
On the polling day on January 21, 2007, Home Affairs Department staff had reminded electors that they would not be eligible to vote if they had moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen.
The defendants, currently on ICAC bail, will appear in Tuen Mun Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Thursday) for plea.
In the first case, Lai Kin-ping, 41, faces one count of corrupt conduct with respect to voting at an election, contrary to Section 16(1)(a) of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance.
The charges allege that on January 21, 2007, Lai had engaged in corrupt conduct at the said election in that he voted at the election knowing that he was not entitled to do so.
He had allegedly made false claim in a Voter Registration Form that his principal address was a village house in Pak Lai Tsuen, which was his only or main residence in Hong Kong; and that he had been a resident of Pak Lai Tsuen for the three years immedia tely before registration as an elector.
ICAC investigation revealed that Lai had moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen in 2000.
In the second case, Ng Wah-tak, 35, faces a similar charge. ICAC enquiries revealed that he had allegedly moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen in 2002.
On the polling day on January 21, 2007, Home Affairs Department staff had reminded electors that they would not be eligible to vote if they had moved out from Pak Lai Tsuen.
The defendants, currently on ICAC bail, will appear in Tuen Mun Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Thursday) for plea.