Superintendent of Police and two others charged with bribery and conspiracy to commit MIPO
2017-10-24
A Superintendent of Police (SP) and two private club operators have been charged by the ICAC today (October 24) with bribery involving bribes of $780,000 in total and free sexual service of a woman for the SP disclosing to the operators confidential information relating to police investigations against their private clubs and rendering advice or assistance to them. They also face an alternative charge of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office (MIPO).
Ng Wai-hon, 53, SP, Luen Kei-cheung, 46, and Tse Hoi-kin, 37, both operators of MB Club Mont. Busa (MBC) and GOLDEN, face a total of eight charges, five of which are alternative.
Ng, Luen and Tse face a joint charge of conspiracy for a public servant to accept advantages, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Ng further faces two alternative charges of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the POBO, while Luen and Tse also jointly face two alternative charges of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the POBO.
Ng, Luen and Tse also jointly face an alternative charge of conspiracy to commit MIPO, contrary to Common Law and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Ng alone faces a charge of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the POBO, while Luen alone faces a charge of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear at the Eastern Magistracy for mention tomorrow (October 25).
At the material time, Ng was a SP attached to the Administration and Support (Crime) of Crime Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters. Luen and Tse were both operators of MBC and GOLDEN, which were private clubs in Wan Chai.
The joint charge alleges that between November 29, 2015 and January 24, 2017, Ng, Luen and Tse conspired together for Ng to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept $114,000 each on five occasions and $210,000 on another occasion, totalling $780,000, from Luen and Tse as rewards for Ng disclosing to Luen and Tse confidential information relating to the police investigations of MBC and GOLDEN, and rendering advice or assistance to them.
Two alternative charges allege that during the same period, Ng, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted from Luen and Tse the $780,000 for the same purpose.
Two other alternative charges allege that during the same period, Luen and Tse, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered the above sums of money to Ng for the same purpose.
Another alternative joint charge alleges that during the same period, Ng, Luen and Tse conspired together for Ng, in the course of or in relation to his public office, without reasonable excuse or justification, to wilfully and intentionally misconduct himself by (i) failing to declare a conflict of interest in connection with his handling of police files relating to MBC and GOLDEN; (ii) failing to abstain from the deliberation, decision making, and investigation of suspected criminal offences involving the two private clubs ; (iii) disclosing confidential information of the Police relating to the two private clubs to Luen and Tse; and (iv) giving advice to Luen and Tse for the purpose of evading police enforcement action against unlawful activities in the two private clubs.
The seventh charge alleges that on January 11, 2017, Ng, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted from Luen an advantage, namely free sexual service of a woman, as a reward for Ng disclosing to Luen confidential information relating to the police investigations of MBC and GOLDEN, and rendering advice or assistance to Luen.
The remaining charge alleges that on the same day, Luen, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered the above advantage, namely free sexual service of a woman, to Ng for the same purpose.
The Police has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.
Ng Wai-hon, 53, SP, Luen Kei-cheung, 46, and Tse Hoi-kin, 37, both operators of MB Club Mont. Busa (MBC) and GOLDEN, face a total of eight charges, five of which are alternative.
Ng, Luen and Tse face a joint charge of conspiracy for a public servant to accept advantages, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Ng further faces two alternative charges of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the POBO, while Luen and Tse also jointly face two alternative charges of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the POBO.
Ng, Luen and Tse also jointly face an alternative charge of conspiracy to commit MIPO, contrary to Common Law and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Ng alone faces a charge of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 4(2)(a) of the POBO, while Luen alone faces a charge of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear at the Eastern Magistracy for mention tomorrow (October 25).
At the material time, Ng was a SP attached to the Administration and Support (Crime) of Crime Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters. Luen and Tse were both operators of MBC and GOLDEN, which were private clubs in Wan Chai.
The joint charge alleges that between November 29, 2015 and January 24, 2017, Ng, Luen and Tse conspired together for Ng to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept $114,000 each on five occasions and $210,000 on another occasion, totalling $780,000, from Luen and Tse as rewards for Ng disclosing to Luen and Tse confidential information relating to the police investigations of MBC and GOLDEN, and rendering advice or assistance to them.
Two alternative charges allege that during the same period, Ng, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted from Luen and Tse the $780,000 for the same purpose.
Two other alternative charges allege that during the same period, Luen and Tse, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered the above sums of money to Ng for the same purpose.
Another alternative joint charge alleges that during the same period, Ng, Luen and Tse conspired together for Ng, in the course of or in relation to his public office, without reasonable excuse or justification, to wilfully and intentionally misconduct himself by (i) failing to declare a conflict of interest in connection with his handling of police files relating to MBC and GOLDEN; (ii) failing to abstain from the deliberation, decision making, and investigation of suspected criminal offences involving the two private clubs ; (iii) disclosing confidential information of the Police relating to the two private clubs to Luen and Tse; and (iv) giving advice to Luen and Tse for the purpose of evading police enforcement action against unlawful activities in the two private clubs.
The seventh charge alleges that on January 11, 2017, Ng, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted from Luen an advantage, namely free sexual service of a woman, as a reward for Ng disclosing to Luen confidential information relating to the police investigations of MBC and GOLDEN, and rendering advice or assistance to Luen.
The remaining charge alleges that on the same day, Luen, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered the above advantage, namely free sexual service of a woman, to Ng for the same purpose.
The Police has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance tomorrow.