Ex-manager admits using false documents to deceive IO of $25,000 for buying festive flowers
2018-3-12
A former property manager of a property management company posted to a private residential estate, charged by the ICAC, admitted at the Kowloon City Magistracy today (March 12) that he had used false documents to deceive its Incorporated Owners (IO) of over $25,000 for purchasing flowers for Chinese New Year.
Wong Kin-wah, 41, former property manager of Funing Property Management Limited (FPM) (formerly known as Funing Services Limited), after the trial commenced today, pleaded guilty to one count of agent using documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Ms Amy Chan Wai-mun adjourned the case to March 26 for sentence, pending a community service order report. The defendant was remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a property manager of FPM, which was entrusted to provide management services to Wylie Court, a private residential estate in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. He was tasked to oversee management affairs of Wylie Court.
In December 2015, the management office of Wylie Court was required to purchase festive flowers for Chinese New Year in 2016.
Since the gardening service contractor of Wylie Court, Zhun Yuen Garden (ZYG), was unable to supply certain species of festive flowers, the defendant arranged another supplier for the purchase and asked ZYG to supply pot jackets and provide maintenance services for the flowers.
The defendant then requested the proprietor of ZYG to issue a quotation in the name of ZYG for festive flowers supplied by the supplier as the latter had difficulties in issuing a quotation.
On January 5, 2016, the defendant instructed the proprietor of ZYG to copy prices of the flowers to a quotation form purporting that ZYG would supply certain flowers to Wylie Court at over $25,000.
As the defendant said he was the site-in-charge of Wylie Court, the proprietor of ZYG did accordingly and signed on the false quotation. Upon the defendant’s request, the proprietor of ZYG also issued an invoice in the sum of $25,000 to FPM.
The purchase order was approved by the IO of Wylie Court and the proprietor of ZYG received a cheque from FPM as order payment.
The court heard that after deducting $3,888 regarding the supply of pot jackets and provision of maintenance services by ZYG, the proprietor of ZYG returned $21,180 to the defendant.
The matter was subsequently reported to the IO of Wylie Court and FPM. All purchase orders arranged by the defendant were then cancelled.
The IO of Wylie Court and FPM had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Stephen Fong, and assisted by ICAC officer Karmen Cheung.
Wong Kin-wah, 41, former property manager of Funing Property Management Limited (FPM) (formerly known as Funing Services Limited), after the trial commenced today, pleaded guilty to one count of agent using documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
Magistrate Ms Amy Chan Wai-mun adjourned the case to March 26 for sentence, pending a community service order report. The defendant was remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.
The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a property manager of FPM, which was entrusted to provide management services to Wylie Court, a private residential estate in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. He was tasked to oversee management affairs of Wylie Court.
In December 2015, the management office of Wylie Court was required to purchase festive flowers for Chinese New Year in 2016.
Since the gardening service contractor of Wylie Court, Zhun Yuen Garden (ZYG), was unable to supply certain species of festive flowers, the defendant arranged another supplier for the purchase and asked ZYG to supply pot jackets and provide maintenance services for the flowers.
The defendant then requested the proprietor of ZYG to issue a quotation in the name of ZYG for festive flowers supplied by the supplier as the latter had difficulties in issuing a quotation.
On January 5, 2016, the defendant instructed the proprietor of ZYG to copy prices of the flowers to a quotation form purporting that ZYG would supply certain flowers to Wylie Court at over $25,000.
As the defendant said he was the site-in-charge of Wylie Court, the proprietor of ZYG did accordingly and signed on the false quotation. Upon the defendant’s request, the proprietor of ZYG also issued an invoice in the sum of $25,000 to FPM.
The purchase order was approved by the IO of Wylie Court and the proprietor of ZYG received a cheque from FPM as order payment.
The court heard that after deducting $3,888 regarding the supply of pot jackets and provision of maintenance services by ZYG, the proprietor of ZYG returned $21,180 to the defendant.
The matter was subsequently reported to the IO of Wylie Court and FPM. All purchase orders arranged by the defendant were then cancelled.
The IO of Wylie Court and FPM had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Stephen Fong, and assisted by ICAC officer Karmen Cheung.