Duo jailed for HK$630,000 bribery over jet flight orders
2021-6-30
A director of a charter flight service provider and a former manager of another charter flight service provider, charged by the ICAC, were today (June 30) sentenced to jail terms up to 30 months at the District Court for conspiracy to accept advantages totalling about HK$630,000 over jet flight orders.
Xu Zhuo, 35, director of Joy Fly Jet Limited (Joy Fly), and Leung Yuk-wing, 37, former account manager of L’voyage Limited (L’voyage), were earlier found guilty of a joint charge of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Judge Eddie Yip Chor-man today sentenced Xu to 22 months in prison while Leung received a jail term of 30 months.
The court heard that at the material times, Leung was an account manager of L’voyage, a charter flight service provider arranging private jet flight services for its customers. Joy Fly was another charter flight service provider, of which Xu was a director.
Among his duties, Leung was responsible for sourcing private jet operators or other charter flight service providers, and arranging the related flight services by placing orders with the latter.
Pursuant to an agreement between Xu and Leung, between August 2017 and January 2018, Leung received six payments of illegal commissions totalling about HK$630,000 from Xu as a reward for placing seven jet flight orders totalling about US$510,000 (over HK$3.9 million) with Joy Fly.
L’voyage did not allow its employees, including Leung, to solicit or accept advantages in relation to its affairs and business, the court was told.
L’voyage had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Phil Chau SC, assisted by ICAC officer Wong Tsz-ming.
Xu Zhuo, 35, director of Joy Fly Jet Limited (Joy Fly), and Leung Yuk-wing, 37, former account manager of L’voyage Limited (L’voyage), were earlier found guilty of a joint charge of conspiracy for agent to accept advantages, contrary to Section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
Judge Eddie Yip Chor-man today sentenced Xu to 22 months in prison while Leung received a jail term of 30 months.
The court heard that at the material times, Leung was an account manager of L’voyage, a charter flight service provider arranging private jet flight services for its customers. Joy Fly was another charter flight service provider, of which Xu was a director.
Among his duties, Leung was responsible for sourcing private jet operators or other charter flight service providers, and arranging the related flight services by placing orders with the latter.
Pursuant to an agreement between Xu and Leung, between August 2017 and January 2018, Leung received six payments of illegal commissions totalling about HK$630,000 from Xu as a reward for placing seven jet flight orders totalling about US$510,000 (over HK$3.9 million) with Joy Fly.
L’voyage did not allow its employees, including Leung, to solicit or accept advantages in relation to its affairs and business, the court was told.
L’voyage had rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Phil Chau SC, assisted by ICAC officer Wong Tsz-ming.