Ex-manager charged with $1.6m unnecessary aircraft technical drawing orders fraud
2018-7-6
A former production engineering manager of an aircraft maintenance company has been charged by the ICAC with fraud by inducing the company to place about $1.6 million worth of unnecessary technical drawing orders with two subcontractors.
Wu Kwok-man, 62, former production engineering manager of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), who was charged yesterday (July 5), faces two charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistracy next Tuesday (July 10) for transfer to the District Court for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was the production engineering manager of HAECO. He was the person-in-charge of its component repairing team tasked to handle technical issues in the production of toolings used in its aircraft maintenance and repair services.
The charges allege that between January 1, 2015 and October 19, 2016, the defendant concealed from HAECO that the technical drawings of toolings as stipulated in its purchase orders issued to two subcontractors had been prepared by engineers of HAECO and/or were already in its possession, and with intent to defraud, induced HAECO to award manufacturing contracts of the toolings to the two subcontractors at prices which included the preparation and supply of the technical drawings, which resulted in benefit to the two subcontractors or prejudice to HAECO.
ICAC enquiries revealed that upon the defendant’s recommendation, HAECO had placed a total of 185 unnecessary technical drawing orders with the two subcontractors, causing HAECO to suffer a loss of about $1.6 million.
HAECO has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Tuesday.
Wu Kwok-man, 62, former production engineering manager of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), who was charged yesterday (July 5), faces two charges of fraud, contrary to Section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistracy next Tuesday (July 10) for transfer to the District Court for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, the defendant was the production engineering manager of HAECO. He was the person-in-charge of its component repairing team tasked to handle technical issues in the production of toolings used in its aircraft maintenance and repair services.
The charges allege that between January 1, 2015 and October 19, 2016, the defendant concealed from HAECO that the technical drawings of toolings as stipulated in its purchase orders issued to two subcontractors had been prepared by engineers of HAECO and/or were already in its possession, and with intent to defraud, induced HAECO to award manufacturing contracts of the toolings to the two subcontractors at prices which included the preparation and supply of the technical drawings, which resulted in benefit to the two subcontractors or prejudice to HAECO.
ICAC enquiries revealed that upon the defendant’s recommendation, HAECO had placed a total of 185 unnecessary technical drawing orders with the two subcontractors, causing HAECO to suffer a loss of about $1.6 million.
HAECO has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Tuesday.