Duo in court over bribery and $1.5m contracts fraud
2018-6-5
A former merchandiser and a former contractor of a sportswear company appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (June 5) after being charged by the ICAC with respectively defrauding the company of $1.5 million worth of visual advertising contracts and using a copy of a false reference letter to get employment from it, and bribing the former merchandiser to secure its contract.
The defendants, who were charged last Wednesday (May 30), were Wong Ying-kit, 38, former visual merchandiser of K-Swiss (Hong Kong) Limited (K-Swiss) and also sole proprietor of Vocargo Advertising Company (VAC), and Kwok Chi-kin, 35, director cum shareholder of Tailor Made Creation Limited (TMC).
Wong faced two charges – one of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance, and one of using a copy of a false instrument, contrary to Section 74 of the Crimes Ordinance, while Kwok faced a charge of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Magistrate Mr Raymund Chow Chi-wei transferred the case to the District Court for plea on June 26, and granted Wong and Kwok cash bail of $20,000 and $7,000 respectively.
At the material time, Wong was a visual merchandiser of K-Swiss, a sportswear company. While being employed by K-Swiss between September 2012 and September 2015, he was responsible for designing and coordinating its visual advertising works. Prior to his employment with K-Swiss, he set up VAC, which specialised in advertising production. Kwok was a director and shareholder of TMC, a contractor of K-Swiss.
One of the charges alleged that between September 8, 2012 and October 30, 2015, Wong failed to disclose to K-Swiss his interests in VAC while he was an employee of the company, and with intent to defraud, induced K-Swiss to award contract works to VAC, which resulted in benefit to him or prejudice to K-Swiss.
ICAC enquiries revealed that 184 visual advertising contracts worth over $1.5 million were awarded to VAC.
Another charge alleged that on August 17, 2012, Wong used a copy of a false letter issued by VAC, with the intention of inducing K-Swiss to accept it as a copy of a genuine instrument. As a result, K-Swiss employed him as visual merchandiser.
The remaining charge alleged that on December 5, 2014, Kwok, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered $7,000 to Wong as a reward for engaging Kwok to carry out works for K-Swiss.
K-Swiss had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer William Leung.
The defendants, who were charged last Wednesday (May 30), were Wong Ying-kit, 38, former visual merchandiser of K-Swiss (Hong Kong) Limited (K-Swiss) and also sole proprietor of Vocargo Advertising Company (VAC), and Kwok Chi-kin, 35, director cum shareholder of Tailor Made Creation Limited (TMC).
Wong faced two charges – one of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance, and one of using a copy of a false instrument, contrary to Section 74 of the Crimes Ordinance, while Kwok faced a charge of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to Section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
No plea was taken today. Magistrate Mr Raymund Chow Chi-wei transferred the case to the District Court for plea on June 26, and granted Wong and Kwok cash bail of $20,000 and $7,000 respectively.
At the material time, Wong was a visual merchandiser of K-Swiss, a sportswear company. While being employed by K-Swiss between September 2012 and September 2015, he was responsible for designing and coordinating its visual advertising works. Prior to his employment with K-Swiss, he set up VAC, which specialised in advertising production. Kwok was a director and shareholder of TMC, a contractor of K-Swiss.
One of the charges alleged that between September 8, 2012 and October 30, 2015, Wong failed to disclose to K-Swiss his interests in VAC while he was an employee of the company, and with intent to defraud, induced K-Swiss to award contract works to VAC, which resulted in benefit to him or prejudice to K-Swiss.
ICAC enquiries revealed that 184 visual advertising contracts worth over $1.5 million were awarded to VAC.
Another charge alleged that on August 17, 2012, Wong used a copy of a false letter issued by VAC, with the intention of inducing K-Swiss to accept it as a copy of a genuine instrument. As a result, K-Swiss employed him as visual merchandiser.
The remaining charge alleged that on December 5, 2014, Kwok, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, offered $7,000 to Wong as a reward for engaging Kwok to carry out works for K-Swiss.
K-Swiss had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer William Leung.