Vice president of secretarial company charged by ICAC with bribery for diverting business to rival
2026-2-23
A former vice president of a secretarial company was charged by the ICAC today (February 23) for allegedly accepting bribes totalling over $67,000 for secretly diverting three clients to a business rival.
So Shuk-yi Betty, 59, former vice president of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited (SWCS), faces six counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and two counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant was released on ICAC bail, pending her appearance for mention at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (February 25).
SWCS is a corporate service company which provided company secretarial and compliance services. Between March 2021 and December 2023, the defendant received service requests from three clients, including preparation of internal control review report, drafting annual report, and notarisation and apostille services.
The six bribery charges allege that the defendant accepted bribes totalling over $67,000 from a director of R&T Corporate Services Limited (RTCS) for secretly referring contracts worth $400,000 of three clients of SWCS to RTCS.
The two fraud charges allege that the defendant made false representations to one of the three clients that SWCS was unable to provide the relevant services, and with intent to defraud, induced the client to engage RTCS to provide the services at $30,000 in total.
SWCS rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
So Shuk-yi Betty, 59, former vice president of SWCS Corporate Services Group (Hong Kong) Limited (SWCS), faces six counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and two counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant was released on ICAC bail, pending her appearance for mention at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (February 25).
SWCS is a corporate service company which provided company secretarial and compliance services. Between March 2021 and December 2023, the defendant received service requests from three clients, including preparation of internal control review report, drafting annual report, and notarisation and apostille services.
The six bribery charges allege that the defendant accepted bribes totalling over $67,000 from a director of R&T Corporate Services Limited (RTCS) for secretly referring contracts worth $400,000 of three clients of SWCS to RTCS.
The two fraud charges allege that the defendant made false representations to one of the three clients that SWCS was unable to provide the relevant services, and with intent to defraud, induced the client to engage RTCS to provide the services at $30,000 in total.
SWCS rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.