Eleven charged with accepting illegal rebates from food supplier
2010-1-14
Eleven former and serving employees of nine restaurants have been charged by the ICAC with accepting illegal rebates totalling over $160,000 from a frozen seafood supplier.
The defendants are Ho Wai, 47, former dim sum section supervisor of Rhine Garden Restaurant; Cheuk Kin-hung, 47, dim sum section regional supervisor of Carnival Seafood Restaurant; Chow Ka-po, 56, dim sum section supervisor of Authentic Yuen Long Family R estaurant; and Hon Po-man, 31, former barbecue meat section supervisor of Bauhinia Seafood Restaurant.
Other defendants are Lee Hung-keung, 46, Wong Kai-ming, 50, both dim sum section supervisors of Star Seafood Restaurant (Star Seafood), and Lee Kam-ping, 56, warehouse supervisor of Star Seafood.
The remaining defendants are Lai Hon-kai, 43, former dim sum section supervisor of Colourful Seafood Restaurant/Metropolitan Seafood Restaurant; Leung Wing-kuen, 40, former dim sum section supervisor of Cheung Hung Seafood Restaurant; and Lau Yuen-chung, 55, and Li Kam-shing, 48, both dim sum section supervisors of Honorary Family.
The defendants face a total of 14 counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
They will appear in Kowloon City Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) for plea in 10 separate cases.
At the time of the alleged bribery offences, Cheng Kee Seafoods (CKS) was a supplier of frozen seafood to the above restaurants. CKS was operated by Cheng Kam-shui.
The charges allege that the defendants had each accepted rebates from Cheng as rewards for making fewer complaints against the quality and the quantity of the goods supplied by CKS to those restaurants, placing more purchase orders for goods with CKS or i ntroducing Cheng as a prospective supplier.
The alleged illegal rebates accepted by the defendants from Cheng, which ranged from $2,000 to $63,000, amounted to more than $160,000.
The alleged bribery offences are said to have taken place between January 2006 and December 2008.
Cheng was earlier charged by the ICAC with three counts of offering advantages to two agents. His case has been adjourned until January 22, 2010 for plea at Kowloon City Magistracy.
During the course of investigation, the ICAC had received full assistance from the management of the above mentioned restaurants concerned.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
The defendants are Ho Wai, 47, former dim sum section supervisor of Rhine Garden Restaurant; Cheuk Kin-hung, 47, dim sum section regional supervisor of Carnival Seafood Restaurant; Chow Ka-po, 56, dim sum section supervisor of Authentic Yuen Long Family R estaurant; and Hon Po-man, 31, former barbecue meat section supervisor of Bauhinia Seafood Restaurant.
Other defendants are Lee Hung-keung, 46, Wong Kai-ming, 50, both dim sum section supervisors of Star Seafood Restaurant (Star Seafood), and Lee Kam-ping, 56, warehouse supervisor of Star Seafood.
The remaining defendants are Lai Hon-kai, 43, former dim sum section supervisor of Colourful Seafood Restaurant/Metropolitan Seafood Restaurant; Leung Wing-kuen, 40, former dim sum section supervisor of Cheung Hung Seafood Restaurant; and Lau Yuen-chung, 55, and Li Kam-shing, 48, both dim sum section supervisors of Honorary Family.
The defendants face a total of 14 counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
They will appear in Kowloon City Magistracy at 9:30 am tomorrow (Friday) for plea in 10 separate cases.
At the time of the alleged bribery offences, Cheng Kee Seafoods (CKS) was a supplier of frozen seafood to the above restaurants. CKS was operated by Cheng Kam-shui.
The charges allege that the defendants had each accepted rebates from Cheng as rewards for making fewer complaints against the quality and the quantity of the goods supplied by CKS to those restaurants, placing more purchase orders for goods with CKS or i ntroducing Cheng as a prospective supplier.
The alleged illegal rebates accepted by the defendants from Cheng, which ranged from $2,000 to $63,000, amounted to more than $160,000.
The alleged bribery offences are said to have taken place between January 2006 and December 2008.
Cheng was earlier charged by the ICAC with three counts of offering advantages to two agents. His case has been adjourned until January 22, 2010 for plea at Kowloon City Magistracy.
During the course of investigation, the ICAC had received full assistance from the management of the above mentioned restaurants concerned.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.