Duo charged with fraud over $290,000 government green funding
2020-6-30
A director and an employee of an air-conditioning system supplier have been charged by the ICAC today (June 30) with conspiracy to defraud the government of $290,000 funding by submitting false quotations in relation to installation of an environmental-friendly air-conditioning system for a printing company.
Tsui Wai-man, 45, then director-cum-shareholder of now defunct Tomi Fuji E.T. Limited (Tomi Fuji); and Wong Tsui-ting, 32, then assistant of Tomi Fuji, face one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
The defendants will appear at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on Friday (July 3) for the case to be transferred to the District Court for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
In April 2008, the Environmental Protection Department launched the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme (the Programme) providing funding to encourage and facilitate Hong Kong-owned factories in Guangdong and Hong Kong to adopt cleaner production technologies and practices. The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) was the implementation agent for the Programme.
At the material time, Tsui was a director-cum-shareholder of Tomi Fuji, an air-conditioning system supplier. Wong was an assistant of the company.
Upon the recommendation of Tsui, a printing company in Hong Kong engaged Tomi Fuji to install an environmental-friendly air-conditioning system and apply for funding under the Programme with the HKPC.
The charge alleges that between June 10, 2014 and August 10, 2016, Tsui and Wong conspired together and with an assistant engineer of Tomi Fuji to defraud the HKPC by dishonestly submitting false quotation documents purportedly prepared by four engineering companies, thereby causing and inducing the HKPC to approve the funding application of the aforesaid printing company under the Programme.
It is alleged that the HKPC was caused to release funding of $290,000 to the printing company upon completion of installation of the air-conditioning system by Tomi Fuji.
The HKPC, the printing company and the four engineering companies concerned have 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.
Tsui Wai-man, 45, then director-cum-shareholder of now defunct Tomi Fuji E.T. Limited (Tomi Fuji); and Wong Tsui-ting, 32, then assistant of Tomi Fuji, face one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.
The defendants will appear at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on Friday (July 3) for the case to be transferred to the District Court for plea.
The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above alleged offence.
In April 2008, the Environmental Protection Department launched the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme (the Programme) providing funding to encourage and facilitate Hong Kong-owned factories in Guangdong and Hong Kong to adopt cleaner production technologies and practices. The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) was the implementation agent for the Programme.
At the material time, Tsui was a director-cum-shareholder of Tomi Fuji, an air-conditioning system supplier. Wong was an assistant of the company.
Upon the recommendation of Tsui, a printing company in Hong Kong engaged Tomi Fuji to install an environmental-friendly air-conditioning system and apply for funding under the Programme with the HKPC.
The charge alleges that between June 10, 2014 and August 10, 2016, Tsui and Wong conspired together and with an assistant engineer of Tomi Fuji to defraud the HKPC by dishonestly submitting false quotation documents purportedly prepared by four engineering companies, thereby causing and inducing the HKPC to approve the funding application of the aforesaid printing company under the Programme.
It is alleged that the HKPC was caused to release funding of $290,000 to the printing company upon completion of installation of the air-conditioning system by Tomi Fuji.
The HKPC, the printing company and the four engineering companies concerned have 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.