Duo in court over using bogus quotations to secure $470,000 inspection and repair works
2017-3-23
Two managers of an engineering company appeared in the Kowloon City Magistracy today (March 23) after being charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to use bogus quotations to secure over $470,000 worth of mandatory building inspection and necessary repair works at an industrial building.
Chan Sze-ka, 33, and Ma Kam-shing, 30, both managers of Sky Win Engineering Limited (SWE), who were charged on Tuesday (March 21), faced a joint charge of conspiracy to use false instruments, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Peter Law Tak-chuen adjourned the case to May 25 this year for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, Chan and Ma were respectively administrative manager and project manager of SWE.
In December 2014, the Buildings Department issued a notice to the Incorporated Owners (IO) of Fuk Hong Industrial Building in Mong Kok requiring it to conduct mandatory building inspection and necessary repair works at the building.
The charge alleged that between September 9 and 22, 2015, Chan and Ma conspired with other persons to use false instruments, namely quotations from four engineering or design companies, with the intention of inducing somebody to accept them as genuine.
As a result, over $470,000 worth of the mandatory building inspection and necessary repair works of the building were awarded to SWE.
Chan and Ma were each granted cash bail of $5,000, and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The IO of Fuk Hong Industrial Building had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Stephen Leung.
Chan Sze-ka, 33, and Ma Kam-shing, 30, both managers of Sky Win Engineering Limited (SWE), who were charged on Tuesday (March 21), faced a joint charge of conspiracy to use false instruments, contrary to Sections 73 and 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Principal Magistrate Peter Law Tak-chuen adjourned the case to May 25 this year for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, Chan and Ma were respectively administrative manager and project manager of SWE.
In December 2014, the Buildings Department issued a notice to the Incorporated Owners (IO) of Fuk Hong Industrial Building in Mong Kok requiring it to conduct mandatory building inspection and necessary repair works at the building.
The charge alleged that between September 9 and 22, 2015, Chan and Ma conspired with other persons to use false instruments, namely quotations from four engineering or design companies, with the intention of inducing somebody to accept them as genuine.
As a result, over $470,000 worth of the mandatory building inspection and necessary repair works of the building were awarded to SWE.
Chan and Ma were each granted cash bail of $5,000, and ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The IO of Fuk Hong Industrial Building had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Stephen Leung.