Then teacher charged for government-aided special school employment fraud by concealing ICAC probe
2026-1-13
A then teacher of a government-aided special school was charged by the ICAC today (January 13) for allegedly deceiving the school into not suspending his duties and terminating his employment by concealing that he was under investigation by the Commission and was subsequently prosecuted.
Yau Sing-ho, 31, former assistant teacher of Lutheran School For The Deaf (Lutheran School), faces three counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance. He was released on ICAC bail, pending his appearance at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (January 15) for plea.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Education Bureau, a teacher should declare whether he is under any criminal investigation or involved in any legal proceedings when applying for a teaching post so as to uphold the professional conduct of teachers and safeguard the well-being of students.
Lutheran School is a government-aided special school. In late July 2022, the defendant was employed by the school as a contract assistant teacher. After about a year, he was employed as a regular assistant teacher. Prior to his application for the contract post at the school, he was under investigation and arrested by the ICAC in September 2021 for contravening offences under and related to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and had reported to the Commission for bail on several occasions. Arising from the investigation, the ICAC laid charges against the defendant in late November 2023. He was found guilty and received a suspended sentence in February 2025.
The three charges in the present case allege that between late July 2022 and early December 2023, the defendant, who was a teacher at Lutheran School, failed to disclose to the school that he was under criminal investigation by the ICAC or subject to criminal prosecution, and with intent to defraud, induced the school not to suspend his duties and not to terminate his employment.
The Education Bureau and Lutheran School rendered assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
Yau Sing-ho, 31, former assistant teacher of Lutheran School For The Deaf (Lutheran School), faces three counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance. He was released on ICAC bail, pending his appearance at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (January 15) for plea.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Education Bureau, a teacher should declare whether he is under any criminal investigation or involved in any legal proceedings when applying for a teaching post so as to uphold the professional conduct of teachers and safeguard the well-being of students.
Lutheran School is a government-aided special school. In late July 2022, the defendant was employed by the school as a contract assistant teacher. After about a year, he was employed as a regular assistant teacher. Prior to his application for the contract post at the school, he was under investigation and arrested by the ICAC in September 2021 for contravening offences under and related to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, and had reported to the Commission for bail on several occasions. Arising from the investigation, the ICAC laid charges against the defendant in late November 2023. He was found guilty and received a suspended sentence in February 2025.
The three charges in the present case allege that between late July 2022 and early December 2023, the defendant, who was a teacher at Lutheran School, failed to disclose to the school that he was under criminal investigation by the ICAC or subject to criminal prosecution, and with intent to defraud, induced the school not to suspend his duties and not to terminate his employment.
The Education Bureau and Lutheran School rendered assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.