Duo in court for bribery to secure minor works
2017-8-4
A director of a renovation company and a director of a property management company appeared in the West Kowloon Magistracy today (August 4) after being charged by the ICAC with respectively offering and aiding and abetting to offer bribes to secure minor works at an industrial building and a residential estate.
Wong King-kwong, 40, director and shareholder of Innotech Enviro Limited (IEL), who was charged on Wednesday (August 2), faced two counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Also charged was co-defendant Ray Kwok Pik-keung, 52, director and shareholder of Memfus Wong Surveyors (Property Management) Limited (MWS), who faced one count of aiding and abetting another person to offer an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO and Section 89 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Acting Principal Magistrate Mr So Wai-tak adjourned the case to September 15 this year for mention.
At the material time, Wong was a director and shareholder of IEL which embarked on a minor renovation repair and maintenance business. Kwok was a director and shareholder of MWS which offered property management services to various properties, including Wang Lung Industrial Building (WLIB) and Harmony Garden (HG), a residential estate, in Tsuen Wan.
One of the charges alleged that on February 3, 2016, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered a bribe equivalent to 10 per cent of the amount charged by IEL for the repair work on the external wall of WLIB to a senior property officer of MWS as a reward for organising and handling matters relating to the repair work.
Another charge alleged that on the same day, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered another bribe of $1,440 to the senior property officer of MWS as a reward for organising and handling matters relating to the installation of an air-conditioner drainage pipe on the external wall of a floor of a block of HG.
The remaining charge alleged that between October 29, 2015 and February 3, 2016, Kwok aided and abetted Wong to offer the bribe of $1,440 to the senior property officer of MWS for the same purpose.
Wong and Kwok were granted cash bail of $10,000 each. They were ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, while Wong was also ordered to report to the Police once a week.
The management of MWS, the Incorporated Owners (IO) of WLIB and the IO of HG had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeff Chow.
Wong King-kwong, 40, director and shareholder of Innotech Enviro Limited (IEL), who was charged on Wednesday (August 2), faced two counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).
Also charged was co-defendant Ray Kwok Pik-keung, 52, director and shareholder of Memfus Wong Surveyors (Property Management) Limited (MWS), who faced one count of aiding and abetting another person to offer an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the POBO and Section 89 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Acting Principal Magistrate Mr So Wai-tak adjourned the case to September 15 this year for mention.
At the material time, Wong was a director and shareholder of IEL which embarked on a minor renovation repair and maintenance business. Kwok was a director and shareholder of MWS which offered property management services to various properties, including Wang Lung Industrial Building (WLIB) and Harmony Garden (HG), a residential estate, in Tsuen Wan.
One of the charges alleged that on February 3, 2016, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered a bribe equivalent to 10 per cent of the amount charged by IEL for the repair work on the external wall of WLIB to a senior property officer of MWS as a reward for organising and handling matters relating to the repair work.
Another charge alleged that on the same day, Wong, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered another bribe of $1,440 to the senior property officer of MWS as a reward for organising and handling matters relating to the installation of an air-conditioner drainage pipe on the external wall of a floor of a block of HG.
The remaining charge alleged that between October 29, 2015 and February 3, 2016, Kwok aided and abetted Wong to offer the bribe of $1,440 to the senior property officer of MWS for the same purpose.
Wong and Kwok were granted cash bail of $10,000 each. They were ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, while Wong was also ordered to report to the Police once a week.
The management of MWS, the Incorporated Owners (IO) of WLIB and the IO of HG had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeff Chow.