Woman charged by ICAC for bribing TD examiner with mooncake voucher for getting a pass in driving test
2024-3-12
A woman who made a mistake during the parking test of private car driving test was charged by the ICAC today (March 12) for allegedly bribing a driving examiner of the Transport Department (TD) with a mooncake voucher worth over $400 in a bid to get a pass.
Li Zhengchun, 53, faces one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. She was released on ICAC bail, pending her appearance at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (March 14) for plea.
The defendant took a private car driving test at TD’s Driving Test Centre in Hong Kong School of Motoring (Sha Tin) on September 14, 2023 when Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. A Driving Examiner II of the TD was randomly assigned to be her examiner.
The defendant allegedly offered a mooncake voucher worth over $400 to the examiner in a bid to get a pass in the driving test after she made a serious mistake in the parking test.
The examiner failed the defendant in the test for her mistake, made a corruption remark on the test records and reported the incident to the TD. Upon receipt of a corruption complaint referred by the TD on the same day, ICAC officers arrested the defendant on the spot at the Driving Test Centre. The TD has also rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The ICAC works closely with government departments, through education and publicity, to ensure that civil servants uphold probity and say no to corruption. Bribery is a serious offence. Members of the public are reminded not to offer bribes to civil servants in exchange for assistance or favour.
Li Zhengchun, 53, faces one count of offering an advantage to a public servant, contrary to Section 4(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. She was released on ICAC bail, pending her appearance at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (March 14) for plea.
The defendant took a private car driving test at TD’s Driving Test Centre in Hong Kong School of Motoring (Sha Tin) on September 14, 2023 when Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. A Driving Examiner II of the TD was randomly assigned to be her examiner.
The defendant allegedly offered a mooncake voucher worth over $400 to the examiner in a bid to get a pass in the driving test after she made a serious mistake in the parking test.
The examiner failed the defendant in the test for her mistake, made a corruption remark on the test records and reported the incident to the TD. Upon receipt of a corruption complaint referred by the TD on the same day, ICAC officers arrested the defendant on the spot at the Driving Test Centre. The TD has also rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The ICAC works closely with government departments, through education and publicity, to ensure that civil servants uphold probity and say no to corruption. Bribery is a serious offence. Members of the public are reminded not to offer bribes to civil servants in exchange for assistance or favour.