Ex-salesman in court over bribes for refund of mobile phones
2016-11-21
A former salesman of an electronic products company appeared in the Kowloon City Magistracy today (November 21) after being charged by the ICAC with offering a bribe of around $800 to $1,000 to an employee of the company to help him get refund of each defective or damaged mobile phone from it.
Cheung Yuet-hoi, 26, former salesman of Apple Asia Limited (AAL), who was charged last Thursday (November 17), faced one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken. Magistrate Veronica Heung Shuk-han adjourned the case to January 4, 2017 for plea.
At the material time, the defendant was a former salesman of AAL, which is a regional subsidiary of Apple Incorporation, an American manufacturer of electronic products.
The charge alleged that on November 5, 2015, the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered a sum of around $800 to $1,000 for each set of mobile phone returned to an employee of AAL as a reward for assisting him in getting refund of defective or damaged mobile phones from AAL.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $4,000 and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
AAL had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Vincent Ching.
Cheung Yuet-hoi, 26, former salesman of Apple Asia Limited (AAL), who was charged last Thursday (November 17), faced one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken. Magistrate Veronica Heung Shuk-han adjourned the case to January 4, 2017 for plea.
At the material time, the defendant was a former salesman of AAL, which is a regional subsidiary of Apple Incorporation, an American manufacturer of electronic products.
The charge alleged that on November 5, 2015, the defendant, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered a sum of around $800 to $1,000 for each set of mobile phone returned to an employee of AAL as a reward for assisting him in getting refund of defective or damaged mobile phones from AAL.
The defendant was granted cash bail of $4,000 and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
AAL had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Vincent Ching.