Duo in court over bribery in leasing and subletting of properties
2016-3-23
A former employee of a property development company and a director of a recycling company appeared in the Kowloon City Magistracy today (Wednesday) after being charged by the ICAC with bribery in relation to the leasing and subletting of properties.
The defendants, who were charged on Monday (March 21), were Rodney Leung Kwai-ki, 57, former property officer of Lai Sun Development Company Limited (LSD); and Samson Wong Kin-kwok, 44, former director cum shareholder of Li Hing Recycling Limited (LHR).
Leung faced two charges – one of agent accepting an advantage and one of agent soliciting an advantage, both contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO), while Wong faced one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges today. Principal Magistrate Peter Law Tak-chun adjourned the case until May 18 this year for a pre-trial review.
At the material time, Leung was a property officer of LSD, who was responsible for dealing with leasing matters of shops and residential premises owned by associate companies of LSD, a property development and management company. Wong was a director cum shareholder of LHR, a scrap metal recycling company.
One of the charges alleged that on February 26, 2014, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered $15,000 to Leung as a reward for leasing a shop premises in Sham Shui Po to Wong.
Another charge alleged that on March 20, 2014, Leung, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted $10,000 from another tenant as a reward for leasing a residential property in Sham Shui Po to the tenant.
The remaining charge alleged that between June 1 and August 31, 2014, Leung, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicited $40,000 from the aforesaid tenant as a reward for conniving at the subletting of the residential property by the tenant.
Leung and Wong were each granted cash bail of $15,000.
LSD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeffrey Ng.
The defendants, who were charged on Monday (March 21), were Rodney Leung Kwai-ki, 57, former property officer of Lai Sun Development Company Limited (LSD); and Samson Wong Kin-kwok, 44, former director cum shareholder of Li Hing Recycling Limited (LHR).
Leung faced two charges – one of agent accepting an advantage and one of agent soliciting an advantage, both contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO), while Wong faced one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges today. Principal Magistrate Peter Law Tak-chun adjourned the case until May 18 this year for a pre-trial review.
At the material time, Leung was a property officer of LSD, who was responsible for dealing with leasing matters of shops and residential premises owned by associate companies of LSD, a property development and management company. Wong was a director cum shareholder of LHR, a scrap metal recycling company.
One of the charges alleged that on February 26, 2014, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered $15,000 to Leung as a reward for leasing a shop premises in Sham Shui Po to Wong.
Another charge alleged that on March 20, 2014, Leung, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accepted $10,000 from another tenant as a reward for leasing a residential property in Sham Shui Po to the tenant.
The remaining charge alleged that between June 1 and August 31, 2014, Leung, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicited $40,000 from the aforesaid tenant as a reward for conniving at the subletting of the residential property by the tenant.
Leung and Wong were each granted cash bail of $15,000.
LSD had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeffrey Ng.