Ex-Police Communications Officer charged with soliciting and accepting $613,000 unauthorised loans
2018-10-26
A former Police Communications Officer (PCO) has been charged by the ICAC today (October 26) with soliciting and accepting seven unauthorised loans totalling over $613,000 from three then colleagues.
Kwok Foo-wing, 36, faces seven charges of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the Eastern Magistracy next Tuesday (October 30) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF). Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was a PCO attached to the Regional Command and Control Centre of Hong Kong Island Region of the HKPF.
One of the charges alleges that on November 29, 2016, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted a loan of $250,000 from a colleague.
The remaining six charges allege that between December 1, 2016 and January 2, 2018, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, solicited and accepted six loans of $363,600 in total from the same colleague and two other colleagues.
The HKPF has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Tuesday.
Kwok Foo-wing, 36, faces seven charges of prescribed officer accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the Eastern Magistracy next Tuesday (October 30) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint referred by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF). Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was a PCO attached to the Regional Command and Control Centre of Hong Kong Island Region of the HKPF.
One of the charges alleges that on November 29, 2016, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, accepted a loan of $250,000 from a colleague.
The remaining six charges allege that between December 1, 2016 and January 2, 2018, the defendant, without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive, solicited and accepted six loans of $363,600 in total from the same colleague and two other colleagues.
The HKPF has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Tuesday.