Company director charged with using false sales contract to open bank account
2020-1-17
A company director was charged by the ICAC last night (January 16) with using a false sales contract to support her application for opening a corporate account for the company with a bank.
Ma Tinghua, 47, sole director of Pro-way Do International Limited (PDIL), faces one count of conspiracy to use a false instrument, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
A corruption complaint was earlier referred to the ICAC by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (DBS Hong Kong). The defendant was arrested by ICAC officers on Wednesday (January 15) night for alleged corruption.
After seeking legal advice from the Department of Justice, the defendant was charged with one count of conspiracy to use a false instrument. The case will be mentioned at the Kowloon City Magistracy this morning (January 17).
Since January 8, 2019, the defendant was registered as the sole director of PDIL, which was incorporated in Hong Kong in September 2012. On January 24, 2019, the defendant went to a branch of DBS Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui to open a corporate bank account for PDIL.
The charge alleges that on or about January 24, 2019, the defendant conspired with a person unknown to use a sales contract purportedly signed between PDIL and another company for selling three “10 feet dry cargo shipping containers”, which was, and which she knew or believed to be false, with the intention of inducing somebody to accept it as genuine.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the defendant is a mainland resident who in fact works in a butcher shop in Guangzhou.
DBS Hong Kong has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
Ma Tinghua, 47, sole director of Pro-way Do International Limited (PDIL), faces one count of conspiracy to use a false instrument, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
A corruption complaint was earlier referred to the ICAC by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (DBS Hong Kong). The defendant was arrested by ICAC officers on Wednesday (January 15) night for alleged corruption.
After seeking legal advice from the Department of Justice, the defendant was charged with one count of conspiracy to use a false instrument. The case will be mentioned at the Kowloon City Magistracy this morning (January 17).
Since January 8, 2019, the defendant was registered as the sole director of PDIL, which was incorporated in Hong Kong in September 2012. On January 24, 2019, the defendant went to a branch of DBS Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui to open a corporate bank account for PDIL.
The charge alleges that on or about January 24, 2019, the defendant conspired with a person unknown to use a sales contract purportedly signed between PDIL and another company for selling three “10 feet dry cargo shipping containers”, which was, and which she knew or believed to be false, with the intention of inducing somebody to accept it as genuine.
ICAC enquiries revealed that the defendant is a mainland resident who in fact works in a butcher shop in Guangzhou.
DBS Hong Kong has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.