Supplier gets 25 months for bribery over food supplies to restaurants
2009-10-27
A supervisor of a supplier, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to 25 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for offering illegal rebates totalling over $170,000 in relation to meat and poultry supplies to restaurants.
Ng Kan-wai, 56, a supervisor of Best Union Company (BUC) and its associated companies, was earlier found guilty of four charges –'96 two counts of offering advantages to an agent, one of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, and one of conspiracy to offer advantages to an agent.
The court heard that at the time of the offences, Ng was a supervisor of BUC and its associated companies, including Dairy Fresh Meat and Food Company Limited (Dairy Fresh). He was responsible for promoting sales.
In August 2006, Au Yeung Wai-keung, a supervisor of the roasted meat section of Kamboat Chinese Cuisine Company Limited (Kamboat), solicited rebates from Ng.
Believing that Au Yeung could place more purchasing orders with him, Ng acceded to Au Yeung’s solicitation.
Between August 1, 2006 and August 1, 2007, Ng offered Au Yeung a rebate of about $10,000 per month, totalling about $120,000, as rewards for placing orders for meat and poultry with BUC or its associated companies.
On August 2, 2007, Ng met Au Yeung at a restaurant in Sheung Shui. During the meeting, Ng handed over to Au Yeung an envelope containing $21,360 in cash and a piece of paper detailing the rebate for May 2007.
When Ng and Au Yeung left the restaurant, they were arrested by ICAC officers. The envelope, which contained the sum of cash and the piece of paper, was subsequently recovered from Au Yeung.
The court also heard that since 2006, a supervisor of the roasted meat section of another restaurant had started placing purchase orders for meat and poultry with Dairy Fresh.
Upon solicitation of the restaurant supervisor, Ng paid him a rebate of about $300 per month between October 1, 2006 and August 2, 2007. The illegal rebates paid by Ng to the supervisor amounted to about $3,000.
The court also heard that BUC was a supplier of a fast food restaurant chain.
Between January 1 and June 30, 2007, Ng offered a monthly rebate of about $5,000 to a senior cook of the roasted meat section of the fast food restaurant chain. The illegal rebates totalled about $30,000.
In return, the senior cook did not make complaints to his employer against the quality of the meat and poultry supplied by BUC or its associated companies, the court was told.
Au Yeung, 42, who was also charged for his alleged role in the case, had absconded. A warrant was issued by the District Court for his arrest.
In the course of ICAC investigation, Kamboat had rendered full assistance to the ICAC.
The prosecution was today represented by Public Prosecutor Sheroy Tam, assisted by ICAC officer Wilson Sim.
Ng Kan-wai, 56, a supervisor of Best Union Company (BUC) and its associated companies, was earlier found guilty of four charges –'96 two counts of offering advantages to an agent, one of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages, and one of conspiracy to offer advantages to an agent.
The court heard that at the time of the offences, Ng was a supervisor of BUC and its associated companies, including Dairy Fresh Meat and Food Company Limited (Dairy Fresh). He was responsible for promoting sales.
In August 2006, Au Yeung Wai-keung, a supervisor of the roasted meat section of Kamboat Chinese Cuisine Company Limited (Kamboat), solicited rebates from Ng.
Believing that Au Yeung could place more purchasing orders with him, Ng acceded to Au Yeung’s solicitation.
Between August 1, 2006 and August 1, 2007, Ng offered Au Yeung a rebate of about $10,000 per month, totalling about $120,000, as rewards for placing orders for meat and poultry with BUC or its associated companies.
On August 2, 2007, Ng met Au Yeung at a restaurant in Sheung Shui. During the meeting, Ng handed over to Au Yeung an envelope containing $21,360 in cash and a piece of paper detailing the rebate for May 2007.
When Ng and Au Yeung left the restaurant, they were arrested by ICAC officers. The envelope, which contained the sum of cash and the piece of paper, was subsequently recovered from Au Yeung.
The court also heard that since 2006, a supervisor of the roasted meat section of another restaurant had started placing purchase orders for meat and poultry with Dairy Fresh.
Upon solicitation of the restaurant supervisor, Ng paid him a rebate of about $300 per month between October 1, 2006 and August 2, 2007. The illegal rebates paid by Ng to the supervisor amounted to about $3,000.
The court also heard that BUC was a supplier of a fast food restaurant chain.
Between January 1 and June 30, 2007, Ng offered a monthly rebate of about $5,000 to a senior cook of the roasted meat section of the fast food restaurant chain. The illegal rebates totalled about $30,000.
In return, the senior cook did not make complaints to his employer against the quality of the meat and poultry supplied by BUC or its associated companies, the court was told.
Au Yeung, 42, who was also charged for his alleged role in the case, had absconded. A warrant was issued by the District Court for his arrest.
In the course of ICAC investigation, Kamboat had rendered full assistance to the ICAC.
The prosecution was today represented by Public Prosecutor Sheroy Tam, assisted by ICAC officer Wilson Sim.