Trio jailed for bribery over transportation orders
2010-1-19
A former supervisor of an air freight company and two proprietors of two logistics companies, charged by the ICAC, were today (Tuesday) sent to jail at the District Court for bribery in relation to the awarding of transportation orders.
Chan Fung, 31, former air freight supervisor of Clare Freight International (H.K.) Limited (Clare), received an imprisonment of two years and nine months. He was also ordered to pay a restitution of $300,000 to Clare.
Co-defendants Leung Po-ming, 47, proprietor of City International Airfreight Limited (City International), was jailed for one year and nine months, while Barry Yau To-tak, 45, proprietor of Skywalker Logistics Company Limited (Skywalker Logistics), was se ntenced to two years’ imprisonment.
Describing bribery offences as cancer, Deputy Judge Merinda Chow Yin-chu said the court had to mete out custodial sentences to the defendants for the serious offences they committed.
Chan earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of agent accepting advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO), while Leung and Yau each admitted one count of offering advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of POBO.
The court heard that at the time of the offences, Chan, as the air freight supervisor of Clare, was responsible for liaising and negotiating freight charges with clients.
In August 2006, Leung invited Chan to dinners on various occasions, during when Leung proposed that he offer illegal rebates to Chan in return for transportation orders from Clare.
Subsequently, they met each month. On each occasion, Leung gave Chan an envelope containing cash being illegal rebates.
The illegal rebates ranged from $3,000 to $13,000 each month, depending on the monthly business turnover between Clare and City International.
The court heard that Chan also made a similar arrangement with Yau. Under the arrangement, Chan accepted illegal rebates from Yau as rewards for placing or continuing to place orders with Skywalker Logistics.
The illegal rebates offered by Yau to Chan ranged from $1,000 to $8,000 each month.
The court heard that Chan accepted a total of $300,000 in illegal rebates from Leung and Yau between September 2006 and October 2008. Leung and Yau each offered $150,000 in total to Chan, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Terence Wai, assisted by ICAC officer Nelson Lee.
Chan Fung, 31, former air freight supervisor of Clare Freight International (H.K.) Limited (Clare), received an imprisonment of two years and nine months. He was also ordered to pay a restitution of $300,000 to Clare.
Co-defendants Leung Po-ming, 47, proprietor of City International Airfreight Limited (City International), was jailed for one year and nine months, while Barry Yau To-tak, 45, proprietor of Skywalker Logistics Company Limited (Skywalker Logistics), was se ntenced to two years’ imprisonment.
Describing bribery offences as cancer, Deputy Judge Merinda Chow Yin-chu said the court had to mete out custodial sentences to the defendants for the serious offences they committed.
Chan earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of agent accepting advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO), while Leung and Yau each admitted one count of offering advantages to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of POBO.
The court heard that at the time of the offences, Chan, as the air freight supervisor of Clare, was responsible for liaising and negotiating freight charges with clients.
In August 2006, Leung invited Chan to dinners on various occasions, during when Leung proposed that he offer illegal rebates to Chan in return for transportation orders from Clare.
Subsequently, they met each month. On each occasion, Leung gave Chan an envelope containing cash being illegal rebates.
The illegal rebates ranged from $3,000 to $13,000 each month, depending on the monthly business turnover between Clare and City International.
The court heard that Chan also made a similar arrangement with Yau. Under the arrangement, Chan accepted illegal rebates from Yau as rewards for placing or continuing to place orders with Skywalker Logistics.
The illegal rebates offered by Yau to Chan ranged from $1,000 to $8,000 each month.
The court heard that Chan accepted a total of $300,000 in illegal rebates from Leung and Yau between September 2006 and October 2008. Leung and Yau each offered $150,000 in total to Chan, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Terence Wai, assisted by ICAC officer Nelson Lee.