Ex-consultant of oil company charged with bribery and possession of drugs and poisons
2014-10-28
A former consultant of a petroleum company has been charged by the ICAC this (Tuesday) morning with accepting bribes totalling $600,000 in relation to the company’s business and possessing dangerous drugs and poisons.
Zhang Guoqiang, 63, former consultant of Sinopec (Hong Kong) Limited (Sinopec), a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly listed company China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (CPCC), faces one count of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) (b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faces two counts of possession of dangerous drugs, contrary to Section 8 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; and two counts of possession of poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List, contrary Sections 23(1) and 33(1) of the Pharm acy and Poisons Ordinance.
The defendant has been released on bail to appear before the Eastern Magistracy at 2:30 pm this afternoon for mention.
At the material time, the defendant was a consultant of Sinopec, who gave advice to the company in relation to its business and affairs.
One of the charges alleges that the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted $600,000 from an operator of an investment company as rewards for having shown favour to the operator and a petroleum transportation company in relation to Sinopec’s business.
Two other charges allege the defendant of having in his possession dangerous drugs, namely 0.06 gram of “ice” and 0.09 gram of “ecstasy”.
The remaining two charges allege the defendant of having in his possession poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List, namely 89 tablets and two tablet fragments containing sildenafil, a key ingredient of “Viagra”, and two tablets containing tadalafil, a key ingredient of “Cialis”.
The above alleged offences took place between October 2013 and January 2014.
CPCC and Sinopec have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during the investigation.
Zhang Guoqiang, 63, former consultant of Sinopec (Hong Kong) Limited (Sinopec), a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly listed company China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (CPCC), faces one count of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1) (b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant further faces two counts of possession of dangerous drugs, contrary to Section 8 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance; and two counts of possession of poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List, contrary Sections 23(1) and 33(1) of the Pharm acy and Poisons Ordinance.
The defendant has been released on bail to appear before the Eastern Magistracy at 2:30 pm this afternoon for mention.
At the material time, the defendant was a consultant of Sinopec, who gave advice to the company in relation to its business and affairs.
One of the charges alleges that the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted $600,000 from an operator of an investment company as rewards for having shown favour to the operator and a petroleum transportation company in relation to Sinopec’s business.
Two other charges allege the defendant of having in his possession dangerous drugs, namely 0.06 gram of “ice” and 0.09 gram of “ecstasy”.
The remaining two charges allege the defendant of having in his possession poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List, namely 89 tablets and two tablet fragments containing sildenafil, a key ingredient of “Viagra”, and two tablets containing tadalafil, a key ingredient of “Cialis”.
The above alleged offences took place between October 2013 and January 2014.
CPCC and Sinopec have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during the investigation.