Four more charged with false claims of $490,000 MPF accrued benefits
2018-7-16
Four members of two Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) trustees have been charged by the ICAC today (July 16) in separate cases with making false statutory declarations to claim MPF accrued benefits totalling over $490,000, following the prosecution of five others last week.
Benjamin Lui Yiu-bun, 36, Wong Kwong-hung, 64, Ng Wai-wang, 34, all MPF scheme members of Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited (BCT); and Wong Tak-yiu, 37, a MPF scheme member of both BCT and Manulife Provident Funds Trust Company Limited (Manulife), each face one charge of making a false statutory declaration, contrary to section 36 of the Crimes Ordinance.
Wong Kwong-hung, Ng and Wong Tak-yiu will appear in the West Kowloon Magistracy on Wednesday (July 18) for plea, while Lui is due to appear in the Kwun Tong Magistracy on the same day for plea.
The four cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, Lui, Wong Kwong-hung and Ng were all MPF scheme members of BCT, while Wong Tak-yiu was a MPF scheme member of BCT and Manulife, both MPF trustees in Hong Kong.
The charges allege that between August 4 and November 4, 2015, the defendants each knowingly and wilfully made a false statement in a “statutory declaration for claims for payment of accrued benefits on ground of permanent departure from Hong Kong” that he would depart from Hong Kong to reside elsewhere with no intention of returning for employment or to resettle in Hong Kong as a permanent resident whereas he had never intended to depart from Hong Kong permanently.
ICAC enquiries revealed that BCT had paid Lui, Wong Kwong-hung and Ng MPF accrued benefits of over $322,000 in total; and BCT and Manulife had paid Wong Tak-yiu MPF accrued benefits of more than $60,000 and over $108,000 respectively as a result of their false statutory declarations.
BCT and Manulife have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Wednesday.
Benjamin Lui Yiu-bun, 36, Wong Kwong-hung, 64, Ng Wai-wang, 34, all MPF scheme members of Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited (BCT); and Wong Tak-yiu, 37, a MPF scheme member of both BCT and Manulife Provident Funds Trust Company Limited (Manulife), each face one charge of making a false statutory declaration, contrary to section 36 of the Crimes Ordinance.
Wong Kwong-hung, Ng and Wong Tak-yiu will appear in the West Kowloon Magistracy on Wednesday (July 18) for plea, while Lui is due to appear in the Kwun Tong Magistracy on the same day for plea.
The four cases arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offences.
At the material time, Lui, Wong Kwong-hung and Ng were all MPF scheme members of BCT, while Wong Tak-yiu was a MPF scheme member of BCT and Manulife, both MPF trustees in Hong Kong.
The charges allege that between August 4 and November 4, 2015, the defendants each knowingly and wilfully made a false statement in a “statutory declaration for claims for payment of accrued benefits on ground of permanent departure from Hong Kong” that he would depart from Hong Kong to reside elsewhere with no intention of returning for employment or to resettle in Hong Kong as a permanent resident whereas he had never intended to depart from Hong Kong permanently.
ICAC enquiries revealed that BCT had paid Lui, Wong Kwong-hung and Ng MPF accrued benefits of over $322,000 in total; and BCT and Manulife had paid Wong Tak-yiu MPF accrued benefits of more than $60,000 and over $108,000 respectively as a result of their false statutory declarations.
BCT and Manulife have rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Wednesday.