Renovation worker admits offering illegal rebates for repair works
2016-8-5
A renovation worker, charged by the ICAC, admitted at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (Friday) that he had offered illegal rebates totalling $23,500 to a then chairman of the incorporated owners (IO) of a residential building in relation to the award of minor repair works.
Lai Kin-nam, 68, pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Principal Magistrate Mr Ernest Lin Kam-hung adjourned the case to August 26 this year for sentence, pending a background report. The defendant was remanded in custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a freelance renovation worker taking up minor repair works.
Between December 2006 and January 2015, the then chairman of the IO of Chi Cheong Building (CCB) in Kwun Tong awarded 31 minor repair works to the defendant. The total project fees were $47,000.
After the defendant completed those minor repair works for CCB, he only received project fees of $23,500 in total.
The defendant admitted under caution that he had offered the remaining $23,500 to the then IO chairman as rewards for awarding those minor repair works to him, the court was told.
The IO of CCB had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Andrew Ho.
Lai Kin-nam, 68, pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Principal Magistrate Mr Ernest Lin Kam-hung adjourned the case to August 26 this year for sentence, pending a background report. The defendant was remanded in custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a freelance renovation worker taking up minor repair works.
Between December 2006 and January 2015, the then chairman of the IO of Chi Cheong Building (CCB) in Kwun Tong awarded 31 minor repair works to the defendant. The total project fees were $47,000.
After the defendant completed those minor repair works for CCB, he only received project fees of $23,500 in total.
The defendant admitted under caution that he had offered the remaining $23,500 to the then IO chairman as rewards for awarding those minor repair works to him, the court was told.
The IO of CCB had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Andrew Ho.