Eighteen more charged for alleged $53,000 sick leave certificates fraud
2014-11-26
Eighteen telebet services assistants of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have been charged by the ICAC for allegedly using false sick leave certificates to deceive sickness allowances and discretionary bonuses totalling over $53,000 following the prosecution of seven other persons last month.
Five of the defendants, who were charged on Monday (November 24) in separate cases, are Wong Tak-wai, 36, Tsui Wai-fai, 39, Hui Siu-fung, 49, Ho Chi-fan, 30, and Chu Long-tat, 26.
Wong and Tsui have been respectively charged with 15 counts and 10 counts of using false instruments, contrary to Section 73 of the Crimes Ordinance, while Hui, Ho and Chu respectively faced nine, eight and five similar offences.
The charges alleged that between February 2012 and April 2013, the defendants used false sick leave certificates which purported to show that a registered Chinese medicine practitioner had examined them and diagnosed that they were suffering from various illnesses, with the intention of inducing officers of HKJC to accept those certificates as genuine.
The defendants were alleged to have submitted 95 false sick leave certificates involving 151 sick leave days to HKJC, and obtained sickness allowances and discretionary bonuses totalling over $14,400.
Appearing in the Fanling Magistracy today, all five defendants pleaded guilty to their charges. They had their cases adjourned to January 28 and 29, 2015 for mention.
The 13 other defendants, who were charged yesterday (November 25), are alleged to have used false sick leave certificates to deceive sickness allowances and discretionary bonuses totalling over $38,700.
Six of the defendants are Man Kam-tung, 27, Lam Chak-yin, 28, Ho Sai-man, 29, Leung Tit-kwan, 30, Lee Hung-pan, 42, and Au Ka-tung, 45, facing a total of 54 counts of using false instruments. They will appear in the Fanling Magistracy for plea in separate cases tomorrow (November 27).
The remaining seven defendants are Cheung Siu-fai, 31, Fan Ling-kwong, 35, Pauline Lam Po-ning, 36, Lok Ka-wing, 39, Patricia Yip Wai-man, 48, Ng Cheuk-kai, 46, and Fung Siu-ha, 52.
Cheung, Fan, Lok, Ng and Fung face a total of 36 similar offences, while Lam and Yip face a total of 19 counts of conspiracy to use false instruments, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. They will appear in the same magistracy for p lea in separate cases on Friday (November 28).
The cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
HKJC had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Pan Wai-fat.
Five of the defendants, who were charged on Monday (November 24) in separate cases, are Wong Tak-wai, 36, Tsui Wai-fai, 39, Hui Siu-fung, 49, Ho Chi-fan, 30, and Chu Long-tat, 26.
Wong and Tsui have been respectively charged with 15 counts and 10 counts of using false instruments, contrary to Section 73 of the Crimes Ordinance, while Hui, Ho and Chu respectively faced nine, eight and five similar offences.
The charges alleged that between February 2012 and April 2013, the defendants used false sick leave certificates which purported to show that a registered Chinese medicine practitioner had examined them and diagnosed that they were suffering from various illnesses, with the intention of inducing officers of HKJC to accept those certificates as genuine.
The defendants were alleged to have submitted 95 false sick leave certificates involving 151 sick leave days to HKJC, and obtained sickness allowances and discretionary bonuses totalling over $14,400.
Appearing in the Fanling Magistracy today, all five defendants pleaded guilty to their charges. They had their cases adjourned to January 28 and 29, 2015 for mention.
The 13 other defendants, who were charged yesterday (November 25), are alleged to have used false sick leave certificates to deceive sickness allowances and discretionary bonuses totalling over $38,700.
Six of the defendants are Man Kam-tung, 27, Lam Chak-yin, 28, Ho Sai-man, 29, Leung Tit-kwan, 30, Lee Hung-pan, 42, and Au Ka-tung, 45, facing a total of 54 counts of using false instruments. They will appear in the Fanling Magistracy for plea in separate cases tomorrow (November 27).
The remaining seven defendants are Cheung Siu-fai, 31, Fan Ling-kwong, 35, Pauline Lam Po-ning, 36, Lok Ka-wing, 39, Patricia Yip Wai-man, 48, Ng Cheuk-kai, 46, and Fung Siu-ha, 52.
Cheung, Fan, Lok, Ng and Fung face a total of 36 similar offences, while Lam and Yip face a total of 19 counts of conspiracy to use false instruments, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. They will appear in the same magistracy for p lea in separate cases on Friday (November 28).
The cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
HKJC had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Pan Wai-fat.