Company proprietor guilty of illegal rebates for maintenance works
2017-6-22
A proprietor of an engineering company, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 22) convicted at the Fanling Magistracy of offering illegal rebates to obtain maintenance works at a residential estate.
Ng Chiu-kan, 55, proprietor of Wing Lee Company (WLC), was found guilty of two counts of offering advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Chu Chung-keung adjourned the case to July 14 this year for sentence, pending a community service order report. The defendant was granted cash bail of $5,000.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a proprietor of WLC, which had business dealings with Beautiful Garden, a residential estate in Tai Po. A then consultant of its property management company, Unimax Property Consultancy Limited (UPC), engaged WLC for minor maintenance works at Beautiful Garden.
On an occasion between July and October 2015, the consultant asked the defendant to visit the management office of Beautiful Garden to collect cheque payments for various maintenance works completed by WLC.
During the visit, the consultant asked the defendant to lend him a few thousand dollars for celebrating his mother’s birthday. So the defendant gave him around ,200 in cash, which was equivalent to about 10 per cent of the contract payments he received on that occasion.
The court heard that on another occasion between March and April 2016, the defendant visited the management office of the residential estate to collect cheque payments for other maintenance works.
The consultant asked the defendant to lend him $5,000 to cover his travelling expenses. After the defendant refused to do so, the consultant sent him away and asked him to return later for the payments.
To avoid trouble in the process of collecting contract payments, the defendant gave the consultant $2,000 odd in cash, which was equivalent to about 10 per cent of the contract payments he received on that occasion.
The defendant also believed that if he did not accede to the consultant’s request, he would not be awarded further works at Beautiful Garden, the court was told.
UPC and the Incorporated Owners of Beautiful Garden had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Public Prosecutor Karen Yuen, assisted by ICAC officer Kris Chan.
Ng Chiu-kan, 55, proprietor of Wing Lee Company (WLC), was found guilty of two counts of offering advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Mr Chu Chung-keung adjourned the case to July 14 this year for sentence, pending a community service order report. The defendant was granted cash bail of $5,000.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a proprietor of WLC, which had business dealings with Beautiful Garden, a residential estate in Tai Po. A then consultant of its property management company, Unimax Property Consultancy Limited (UPC), engaged WLC for minor maintenance works at Beautiful Garden.
On an occasion between July and October 2015, the consultant asked the defendant to visit the management office of Beautiful Garden to collect cheque payments for various maintenance works completed by WLC.
During the visit, the consultant asked the defendant to lend him a few thousand dollars for celebrating his mother’s birthday. So the defendant gave him around ,200 in cash, which was equivalent to about 10 per cent of the contract payments he received on that occasion.
The court heard that on another occasion between March and April 2016, the defendant visited the management office of the residential estate to collect cheque payments for other maintenance works.
The consultant asked the defendant to lend him $5,000 to cover his travelling expenses. After the defendant refused to do so, the consultant sent him away and asked him to return later for the payments.
To avoid trouble in the process of collecting contract payments, the defendant gave the consultant $2,000 odd in cash, which was equivalent to about 10 per cent of the contract payments he received on that occasion.
The defendant also believed that if he did not accede to the consultant’s request, he would not be awarded further works at Beautiful Garden, the court was told.
UPC and the Incorporated Owners of Beautiful Garden had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by Public Prosecutor Karen Yuen, assisted by ICAC officer Kris Chan.