One year’s jail for bribes-for-employment
2011-7-25
A security manager of a property management company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to one year’s imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for accepting $21,900 in bribes, mostly loans, from part-time security guards in relation to their continued employment and the renewal of a security personnel permit.
Leung Wai-man, 56, employed by Japsignal Property Management Company Limited (Japsignal), was also ordered to return the $21,900 to his employer after being earlier found guilty of six counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) of th e Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
In sentencing, Deputy Magistrate Ho Wai-yang said the defendant deserved no discount in his jail term as the bribery offences committed by him was serious and lasted over a long period of time.
The deputy magistrate also reprimanded the defendant for abusing his authority to exploit two subordinates who were then in their seventies.
The court heard that at the material time, Japsignal provided property management services to various private residential buildings in Shamshuipo and Western districts.
Employed as a security manager by Japsignal, the defendant was responsible for supervising all his subordinates –'96 full-time and part-time security guards. He also prepared duty rosters and assigned duty shifts for them.
The court heard that between mid 2001 and December 2008, the defendant asked two part-time security guards posted to different residential buildings for loans ranging from $200 to $2,000 each on various occasions when he conducted site inspections.
Both part-time security guards, now aged 78 and 80 respectively, acceded to the defendant’s requests because he was their immediate supervisor, who would help them keep their jobs at Japsignal and arrange more relief shifts for them when the full-time security guards were on leave.
As a result, the part-time security guards had lent to the defendant loans totalling $19,900. But none of the loans was repaid.
The court also heard that in May 2004, the security personnel permit of one of the part-time security guards was due to expire.
The defendant told him that the management of Japsignal would not employ him due to his old age, and solicited from him $2,000 as a reward for persuading the management of Japsignal to offer him a further employment.
The part-time security guard gave the defendant $2,000 upon receipt of a completed renewal form from Japsignal. Subsequently, the permit renewal application was approved by the Licensing Office of the Hong Kong Police.
Japsignal prohibited its employees from soliciting or accepting any advantages in relation to the company’s business, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Kelly Shui, assisted by ICAC officer Dickson Liang.
Leung Wai-man, 56, employed by Japsignal Property Management Company Limited (Japsignal), was also ordered to return the $21,900 to his employer after being earlier found guilty of six counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) of th e Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
In sentencing, Deputy Magistrate Ho Wai-yang said the defendant deserved no discount in his jail term as the bribery offences committed by him was serious and lasted over a long period of time.
The deputy magistrate also reprimanded the defendant for abusing his authority to exploit two subordinates who were then in their seventies.
The court heard that at the material time, Japsignal provided property management services to various private residential buildings in Shamshuipo and Western districts.
Employed as a security manager by Japsignal, the defendant was responsible for supervising all his subordinates –'96 full-time and part-time security guards. He also prepared duty rosters and assigned duty shifts for them.
The court heard that between mid 2001 and December 2008, the defendant asked two part-time security guards posted to different residential buildings for loans ranging from $200 to $2,000 each on various occasions when he conducted site inspections.
Both part-time security guards, now aged 78 and 80 respectively, acceded to the defendant’s requests because he was their immediate supervisor, who would help them keep their jobs at Japsignal and arrange more relief shifts for them when the full-time security guards were on leave.
As a result, the part-time security guards had lent to the defendant loans totalling $19,900. But none of the loans was repaid.
The court also heard that in May 2004, the security personnel permit of one of the part-time security guards was due to expire.
The defendant told him that the management of Japsignal would not employ him due to his old age, and solicited from him $2,000 as a reward for persuading the management of Japsignal to offer him a further employment.
The part-time security guard gave the defendant $2,000 upon receipt of a completed renewal form from Japsignal. Subsequently, the permit renewal application was approved by the Licensing Office of the Hong Kong Police.
Japsignal prohibited its employees from soliciting or accepting any advantages in relation to the company’s business, the court was told.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Kelly Shui, assisted by ICAC officer Dickson Liang.