Duo charged with accepting $160,000 illegal ‘referral fees’ from metal scaffolders
2017-6-27
Two former site supervisors of a construction company have been charged by the ICAC today (June 27) with conspiracy to accept illegal “referral fees” of over $160,000 in total from nine metal scaffolders for arranging and procuring their employment by the company.
Huang Liangning, 43, and Fan Pingrui, 47, both former site supervisors of Chun Wo Construction & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Chun Wo), jointly face a total of nine charges of conspiracy to accept an advantage as agents, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendants will appear at the Kowloon City Magistracy for plea on Thursday (June 29).
At the material time, the defendants were employed by Chun Wo as site supervisors to supervise metal scaffolders at the construction site of Whampoa Station of the MTR Corporation Limited. They could refer metal scaffolders to work at the construction site.
The joint charges allege that between September 2015 and early February 2016, the defendants, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, conspired together to accept sums of money ranging from $2,750 to $31,200, totalling $164,375, from nine persons as rewards for arranging and procuring their employment by Chun Wo at the construction site as metal scaffolders and maintaining their employment thereafter.
Chun Wo has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Thursday.
Huang Liangning, 43, and Fan Pingrui, 47, both former site supervisors of Chun Wo Construction & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Chun Wo), jointly face a total of nine charges of conspiracy to accept an advantage as agents, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendants will appear at the Kowloon City Magistracy for plea on Thursday (June 29).
At the material time, the defendants were employed by Chun Wo as site supervisors to supervise metal scaffolders at the construction site of Whampoa Station of the MTR Corporation Limited. They could refer metal scaffolders to work at the construction site.
The joint charges allege that between September 2015 and early February 2016, the defendants, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, conspired together to accept sums of money ranging from $2,750 to $31,200, totalling $164,375, from nine persons as rewards for arranging and procuring their employment by Chun Wo at the construction site as metal scaffolders and maintaining their employment thereafter.
Chun Wo has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Thursday.