Ex-foreman of contractor charged with fraud over MTR cleaners’ false attendance
2019-12-12
A former foreman of a cleaning service contractor has been charged by the ICAC today (December 12) for defrauding MTR Corporation Limited (MTR Corporation) of service payment by falsifying attendance records of cleaners.
Ng Siu-ping, 56, former foreman of Winson Cleaning Service Company Limited (Winson), faces one count of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the West Kowloon Magistracy next Monday (December 16) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, Winson was engaged by MTR Corporation to provide cleaning service at Nam Cheong Station. Winson was required to provide one foreman and 10 cleaners to work at the station for each night shift. The defendant was Winson’s foreman posted to the station.
Should Winson fail to provide sufficient manpower, its cleaning service payments would be deducted and future contracts with MTR Corporation could be affected.
The charge alleges that the defendant falsely represented to MTR Corporation that two cleaners of Winson were respectively on duty on eight specific days and one specific day between March 18 and April 23, 2017, and with intent to defraud, induced MTR Corporation not to deduct $3,375 from Winson’s cleaning service payment, which resulted in benefit to Winson or prejudice to MTR Corporation.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Monday.
MTR Corporation has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.
Ng Siu-ping, 56, former foreman of Winson Cleaning Service Company Limited (Winson), faces one count of fraud, contrary to Section 16A(1) of the Theft Ordinance.
The defendant will appear at the West Kowloon Magistracy next Monday (December 16) for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
At the material time, Winson was engaged by MTR Corporation to provide cleaning service at Nam Cheong Station. Winson was required to provide one foreman and 10 cleaners to work at the station for each night shift. The defendant was Winson’s foreman posted to the station.
Should Winson fail to provide sufficient manpower, its cleaning service payments would be deducted and future contracts with MTR Corporation could be affected.
The charge alleges that the defendant falsely represented to MTR Corporation that two cleaners of Winson were respectively on duty on eight specific days and one specific day between March 18 and April 23, 2017, and with intent to defraud, induced MTR Corporation not to deduct $3,375 from Winson’s cleaning service payment, which resulted in benefit to Winson or prejudice to MTR Corporation.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance next Monday.
MTR Corporation has rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation.