A former chairman of the incorporated owners (IO) of a private residential building has been charged by the ICAC today (Tuesday) with soliciting and accepting bribes for the continued engagement of a cleansing contractor of the building.

Yeung Kong-ngai, 44, former chairman of the IO of Shung Wah Court, faces four charges – two of agent soliciting an advantage and two of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.

The defendant will appear at the Kowloon City Magistracy on Thursday (May 14) for plea.

At the material time, the defendant was the IO chairman of Shung Wah Court, a private residential building in To Kwa Wan.

Two of the charges allege that the defendant solicited $400 and $4,000 from a person in July 2013 and April 2014 respectively as rewards for causing the IO of Shung Wah Court to continue to engage the said person to be the cleansing contractor of Shun Wah Court.

The two remaining charges allege that between August 2013 and March 2014, the defendant on two occasions accepted ,200 each from the said person for the same purpose.

The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Thursday.