Two months’ jail for offering illegal rebates for repair works
2017-6-2
A renovation worker, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 2) sentenced to two months’ imprisonment at the Kwun Tong Magistracy for offering 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, 69, earlier pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
In sentencing, Principal Magistrate Mr Ernest Lin Kam-hung said he meted out a two-month jail term to the defendant after taking into account mitigating factors, including his guilty plea, remorse and assistance rendered to the prosecution.
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 Senior Public Prosecutor Rosa Lo, assisted by ICAC officer Andrew Ho.
Lai Kin-nam, 69, earlier pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
In sentencing, Principal Magistrate Mr Ernest Lin Kam-hung said he meted out a two-month jail term to the defendant after taking into account mitigating factors, including his guilty plea, remorse and assistance rendered to the prosecution.
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 Senior Public Prosecutor Rosa Lo, assisted by ICAC officer Andrew Ho.