VO = voice over
Dennis: Mr Leung.
LIANG Runqiu: Mr Yeung.
Dennis: Have a seat. Mr Leung, let‘s cut to the chase. I have found something strange in the company‘s accounts. Why do we keep paying large consulting fees to a business consultant in the mainland? Can you explain this?
LIANG Runqiu: Mr Yeung. You know, Suntarks Foods (China) is a supplier for many upmarket hotels and corporations in China. Some of them are private organisations, some are state-owned. All these years, Brother Keung has instructed me to seek help from this consultant to build our relationships with the clients' representatives. Hence the consultant takes them out to nice high-end restaurants, wines and dines them, and gifts them jewellery. The consultant spends for us, so we have to pay the consultant. It wasn’t just approved by me. Brother Keung endorsed these fees too
Dennis: Don’t you see anything wrong about it?
LIANG Runqiu: Brother Keung said it’s okay. I did question it at first. But he assured me, we were just entertaining and gifting in China. Hong Kong laws don’t apply. Brother Keung’s my superior. Of course I trust him. Besides, there was no one else I could turn to.
Dennis:(VO)Is there really no problem? Previously a multinational enterprise committed bribery in China. Mainland authorities, the US and the UK all took legal actions. Our partner Ganancia is listed in the US and has regional headquarters in both the UK and Hong Kong. The way we give gifts may cause troubles. When law enforcement agencies from different countries approach us, it will be too late to regret