Duo charged with bribery over employment of construction workers
2018-8-22
Two former workers of a construction engineering company have been charged by the ICAC today (August 22) with soliciting and accepting illegal rebates of over $43,000 in total from four fellow workers in relation to their employment with the company.
Siu Ming-hon, 32, and Loong Wai-ki, 32, both former workers of Ming Kee Construction (Steelwork) Engineering Limited (MKS), face two joint charges of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Siu alone faces one charge of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear in the Tuen Mun Magistracy on Friday (August 24) for plea.
At the material times, Siu and Loong were workers of MKS, a subcontractor responsible for the installation of glass curtains and exterior wall works at a private residential development project in Tuen Mun. The duo assisted MKS in recruiting workers for the project.
One of the charges alleges that between May 25 and November 26, 2016, Siu and Loong conspired together and with a fellow worker for Siu and Loong to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept rebates of about $37,450 in total from the fellow worker as rewards for assisting the fellow worker in securing and continuing his employment with MKS.
Another charge alleges that between April 19 and July 10, 2016, Siu and Loong conspired together and with two other fellow workers for Siu to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept rebates of about $6,000 in total from the two fellow workers for the same purpose.
The remaining charge alleges that in early May 2016, Siu, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicited a rebate of $200 per working day from a fourth fellow worker for the same purpose.
MKS has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Friday.
Siu Ming-hon, 32, and Loong Wai-ki, 32, both former workers of Ming Kee Construction (Steelwork) Engineering Limited (MKS), face two joint charges of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Siu alone faces one charge of agent soliciting an advantage, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the POBO.
The defendants will appear in the Tuen Mun Magistracy on Friday (August 24) for plea.
At the material times, Siu and Loong were workers of MKS, a subcontractor responsible for the installation of glass curtains and exterior wall works at a private residential development project in Tuen Mun. The duo assisted MKS in recruiting workers for the project.
One of the charges alleges that between May 25 and November 26, 2016, Siu and Loong conspired together and with a fellow worker for Siu and Loong to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept rebates of about $37,450 in total from the fellow worker as rewards for assisting the fellow worker in securing and continuing his employment with MKS.
Another charge alleges that between April 19 and July 10, 2016, Siu and Loong conspired together and with two other fellow workers for Siu to, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, accept rebates of about $6,000 in total from the two fellow workers for the same purpose.
The remaining charge alleges that in early May 2016, Siu, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, solicited a rebate of $200 per working day from a fourth fellow worker for the same purpose.
MKS has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The defendants have been released on ICAC bail, pending their court appearance on Friday.