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Jun 2026Duo charged by ICAC for $1.3m bribery over property renovation works jailed for 15 and 14 months, bribes confiscatedA then employee of a property investment company and a renovation works contractor, charged by the ICAC for accepting and offering bribes totalling $1.3 million to show favour in relation to property renovation works, were respectively sentenced to 15 months and 14 months in prison at the District Court today (June 12) while the bribes involved were confiscated.Mak Wing-chun, 51, then senior property officer of the leasing department of New Estate Company Limited (New Estate), was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment. Mak had earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).Co-defendant Lee Shing-kan, 76, sole proprietor of Art Land Decoration Co. (Art Land), received a jail term of 14 months. Lee was convicted after trial of four counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(b) of the POBO.In sentencing, Judge Mr Clement Lee Hing-nin remarked that clean society is the cornerstone of the rule of law, once this foundation is eroded, fair competition would be undermined. The judge reprimanded Mak for abusing his authority to take bribes, breaching the trust placed in him by his employer and damaging the reputation of the company. The two defendants were equally culpable as Lee acceded to Mak’s bribe solicitations and proactively aided him.Having considered the mitigating factors, Mak and Lee were respectively jailed for 15 months and 14 months. The Judge also ordered the confiscation of $1.2 million bribes offered to Mak by Lee.The court heard that New Estate, a property investment company, owned and managed a portfolio of properties in Hong Kong for lease. At the material time, Mak was responsible for arranging and overseeing contractors to conduct renovation works at New Estate’s properties and certifying the completion of such works before releasing payments to contractors.Between November 2020 and June 2022, New Estate had no internal procurement procedures in place, and inviting quotations or conducting tenders were not required when selecting contractors. During this period, New Estate awarded its renovation works to only two contractors. Art Land, one of these contractors, was awarded most of the renovation projects and received works payments totalling about $26 million over the course of one and a half years.In mid-June 2022, New Estate’s management began requiring its leasing department to invite companies other than the two existing contractors to bid for renovation works when awarding contracts. While Art Land had been awarded numerous renovation projects, Mak informed its proprietor, Lee, of the new procurement requirements, alerting him that New Estate might have discovered that the cost of its works was far above the prices submitted by new bidders.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. It was revealed that on various occasions, Lee had offered bribes totalling $1.3 million to Mak for showing favour to him regarding arrangements and supervision of renovation works. Mak used some of the bribes to settle payments for his newly-purchased residential flat.New Estate rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Bernard Chung, assisted by ICAC officer Timothy Wu. 10
Jun 2026Seven individuals and two companies charged by Police and ICAC with 25 offences of manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, etc over Wang Fuk Court fire The Police and the ICAC today (June 10) laid charges against seven individuals (five men and two women, aged between 33 and 60) and two companies with a total of 25 counts of offences, including manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion in relation to the fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court on November 26, 2025. The two cases were mentioned at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is highly concerned about the Wang Fuk Court fire, including the relevant criminal investigations. Following the disaster, the Police and the ICAC swiftly set up the largest joint investigation task force in recent years to conduct comprehensive investigations in full swing within just six months into the causes of the fire and possible corruption in the major renovation project of the residential estate, arresting a total of 35 individuals to date. Following thorough investigations by officers of the joint investigation task force and legal advice from the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Police and the ICAC today laid charges against seven individuals and two companies with a total of 25 offences. The Police charged three men and two companies jointly with five counts of manslaughter. Meanwhile, the ICAC charged five men, two women and two companies (including the three men and two companies charged by the Police), with a total of 20 offences, including conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion. The seven individuals played different roles in the major renovation project of Wang Fuk Court. They include directors and Registered Inspector of the project consultancy firm, and directors of the main contractor. The two companies charged are the project consultancy firm – Will Power Architects Company Limited (Will Power), and the main contractor – Prestige Construction & Engineering Co., Limited (Prestige) involved in Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project.The Police’s prosecution list:1. Ho Kin-yip, then director and Technical Director of Prestige;2. Ng Yeuk, then director and Registered Inspector of Will Power;3. Wong Hap-yin, director of Will Power;4. Prestige; and5. Will Power.The ICAC’s prosecution list:1. Wong Hap-yin, director of Will Power;2. Hau Wa-kin, director of Prestige;3. Ho Kin-yip, then director and Technical Director of Prestige;4. Ng Yeuk, then director and Registered Inspector of Will Power;5. Hung Kwok-wai, friend of Wong Hap-yin;6. Chung So-fan, wife of Wong Hap-yin;7. Li Min, employee of Will Power;8. Will Power; and9. Prestige.The Police laid charges against three individuals and two companies with jointly five counts of manslaughter On June 10, 2016, Wang Fuk Court received a statutory notice under the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme. In this connection, through respective tendering processes, Will Power was appointed for preparing a building inspection report and monitoring the repair works; Prestige was appointed for carrying out the prescribed repair works. Following careful study of the case details and a comprehensive review of numerous documents and statements from parties concerned, the Police revealed that the companies and persons-in-charge responsible for the major renovation project are suspected of serious breach of duty of care, resulting in gross negligence in the supervision of construction materials and procedures. Investigation revealed that issues arising from the repair works include the use of non-fire-retardant safety nets and canvases; the use of flammable foam boards; and the creation of window openings at the fire escape routes of staircases for workers’ access to the external wall scaffolding. These construction arrangements are suspected of severely compromising the fire safety of the buildings, causing the fire to spread rapidly and obstructing escape routes, resulting in a large number of causalities. The Regional Crime Unit of New Territories North of the Police is responsible for the investigation of the case. Following legal advice from the DoJ, the Police today charged the three men and the two companies jointly with five counts of manslaughter. The first defendant, Ho Kin-yip, was then director and Technical Director of Prestige; the second defendant, Ng Yeuk, was then director of Will Power and Registered Inspector for the project; the third defendant, Wong Hap-yin, is the director of Will Power; the fourth and fifth defendants are Prestige and Will Power respectively. The five defendants are suspected of failing to fulfill the duty of care in the supervision of the overall repair works, and ensure that the materials and work procedures complied with the safety standards or relevant legislations, resulting in the rapid spread of fire and severe casualties.The ICAC laid charges against seven individuals and two companies with 20 counts of conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion After the Wang Fuk Court fire, the ICAC set up a task force to launch a full investigation into possible corruption in the residential estate’s major renovation project. The task force gathered evidence from multiple sources and achieved breakthroughs, discovering fraudulent practices across various stages of the project. Some individuals are also suspected of laundering crime proceeds derived from alleged corruption. Based on the evidence currently gathered and pursuant to legal advice from the DoJ, the ICAC today laid charges against seven individuals, Will Power, the project consultancy firm in Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, and Prestige, the main contractor for the project, with a total of 20 offences. These comprise three counts of conspiracy to defraud, five counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence (commonly known as “money laundering”), two counts of attempting to do an act tending or intended to pervert the course of public justice, and 10 counts of offences relating to tax evasion. The charges mainly cover four areas: (1) fraud in tendering process; (2) fraud in project supervision; (3) “money laundering” by project consultancy firm’s director; and (4) attempting to pervert the course of public justice in ICAC’s investigation.Area 1: Fraud in the tendering process of Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project(involving two counts of conspiracy to defraud) One of the charges alleges that between May 2023 and April 2024, during the tender exercise for Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, two directors of Prestige, Hau Wa-kin and Ho Kin-yip, as well as Will Power and Prestige conspired together to defraud the Incorporated Owners and flat owners of Wang Fuk Court by concealing the litigation records of Prestige in the preceding eight years and inflating the score given to Prestige in the tender analysis report, thereby inducing flat owners of Wang Fuk Court to vote for Prestige and causing Prestige to be awarded the major renovation project at a contract sum of over $300 million. Another charge alleges that during the same period, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, Will Power and an employee of the company conspired together to defraud the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) by causing a tender analysis report containing false information to be published onto the URA’s electronic platform for access by flat owners of Wang Fuk Court, facilitating the award of the major renovation project.Area 2: Fraud in project supervision at Wang Fuk Court and other estates(involving one count of conspiracy to defraud) Another charge relates to 86 building maintenance projects conducted by Will Power between August 2023 and November 2025, including that of Wang Fuk Court. It is alleged that Will Power and its director Wong Hap-yin and Registered Inspector Ng Yeuk, as well as Wong Hap-yin’s friend Hung Kwok-wai conspired together to defraud the Buildings Department and the Independent Checking Unit of the Housing Bureau by falsely representing that Ng Yeuk would carry out or had carried out his statutory duties to inspect and supervise the 86 projects, and signed some of the relevant reports under the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme. In fact, Ng Yeuk had not duly carried out his statutory duties as Registered Inspector.Area 3: “Money laundering” by project consultancy firm’s director(involving five counts of “money laundering” and 10 counts of tax evasion) In the past six years between 2019 and 2025, Will Power secured project consultancy contracts for multiple housing estates, including Wang Fuk Court. The five “money laundering” charges allege that during this period, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, his wife Chung So-fan and Will Power’s employee Li Min dealt with various sums of crime proceeds suspected to be originated from corruption involving cash totalling over $40 million through Will Power’s bank accounts and their personal bank accounts. Most of the cash deposited into Will Power’s account was not supported by business records or receipts explaining their sources. Ten other charges against Wong Hap-yin and Will Power allege that Will Power evaded tax for the years of assessment 2022/23 and 2024/25 by making false statements in the tax returns regarding the company’s turnovers and false accounting, etc.Area 4: Attempting to pervert the course of public justice in ICAC’s investigation(involving two counts of attempting to pervert the course of public justice) The two remaining charges allege that Hung Kwok-wai attempted to pervert the course of public justice. It is alleged that on November 27, 2025, after the ICAC announced it had launched a criminal investigation into Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, Hung Kwok-wai and Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin concealed a bag containing cash of totalling $600,000 (suspected to be part of the bribes offered by Prestige to Wong Hap-yin), and incited Ng Yeuk to make false representations to the Independent Checking Unit of the Housing Bureau. The two cases were adjourned to September 2, 2026 for mention at the West Magistrates’ Courts. As the relevant investigations by the Police and the ICAC are continuing, further law enforcement actions would not be ruled out. 08
Jun 2026Team leader of transitional housing project’s bar-bending subcontractor charged by ICAC for accepting $50,000 bribes from workerA team leader of a bar-bending subcontractor of a transitional housing project in Yuen Long was charged by the ICAC today (June 8) for allegedly accepting bribes totalling over $50,000 from a bar-bender in a span of five months for continuing the latter’s employment.Chan Kong-on, 33, then bar-bending team leader of Long Engineering Limited (Long Engineering), faces seven counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. He was released on bail, pending his appearance at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts for plea on Wednesday (June 10).At the material time, Long Engineering was a bar-bending subcontractor of a transitional housing project at Pat Heung in Yuen Long. The defendant was a team leader at the construction site responsible for recruiting bar-benders, supervising them and distributing pay-cheques to them.The charges allege that in the five months between October 2023 and February 2024, the defendant accepted seven bribes totalling over $50,000 from a bar-bender under his supervision for continuing the latter’s employment with Long Engineering.Long Engineering does not allow its employees to accept any advantages in relation to its business or affairs. The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. Inquiries revealed that the defendant allegedly solicited a bribe of $500 per day from the bar-bender soon after the latter was employed at a daily wage of $2,450. The bar-bender acceded to the defendant’s request as he believed that he would lose his job if he did not pay bribes.Long Engineering rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.An ICAC spokesperson notes that the Commission has zero tolerance for corruption. If construction workers are asked to pay bribes in exchange for their employment, they should reject and report to the ICAC immediately. ICAC’s report corruption hotline: 25 266 366. 04
Jun 2026Renovation works contractor charged by ICAC guilty of offering $1.3m bribes to property investment company employeeA renovation works contractor, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 4) convicted at the District Court of offering bribes totalling $1.3 million to a then employee of a property investment company for showing favour in relation to property renovation works.Lee Shing-kan, 77, sole proprietor of Art Land Decoration Co. (Art Land), was found guilty after trial of four counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).Co-defendant Mak Wing-chun, 51, then senior property officer of the leasing department of New Estate Company Limited (New Estate), earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the POBO.Judge Mr Clement Lee Hing-nin adjourned the case to June 12 for mitigation, and remanded the duo in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.The court heard that New Estate, a property investment company, owned and managed a portfolio of properties in Hong Kong for lease. At the material time, Mak was responsible for arranging and overseeing contractors to conduct renovation works at New Estate’s properties and certifying the completion of such works before releasing payments to contractors.New Estate had no internal procurement procedures in place between November 2020 and June 2022, and inviting quotations or conducting tenders were not required when selecting contractors. During this period, New Estate awarded its renovation works to only two contractors. Art Land, one of these contractors, was awarded most of the renovation projects and received works payments totalling about $26 million over the course of one and a half years.In mid-June 2022, New Estate’s management began requiring its leasing department to invite companies other than the two existing contractors to bid for renovation works when awarding contracts. While Art Land had been awarded numerous renovation projects, Mak informed its proprietor, Lee, of the new procurement requirements, alerting him that New Estate might have discovered that the cost of its works was far above the prices submitted by new bidders.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. It was revealed that on various occasions, Lee had offered bribes totalling $1.3 million to Mak for showing favour to him regarding arrangements and supervision of renovation works. Mak used some of the bribes to settle payments for his newly-purchased residential flat.New Estate rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Bernard Chung, assisted by ICAC officer Timothy Wu. 03
Jun 2026Then listed company deputy general manager and mother face additional charge for roles in AUD$25m bribery case pending committal to High CourtA then deputy general manager of a listed company and his parents were earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery for showing favour to an Australian businessman regarding the listed company's investments in overseas property development projects, involving bribes amounting to about AUD$25 million. The Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (June 3) approved the prosecution's application to amend the indictment, laying an additional bribery charge against the then deputy general manager and his mother while the case is pending committal to the High Court.Ng Wai, 46, then deputy general manager of Beijing Capital Land Limited (BCL, delisted); and his mother Han Shang-min, 75, were earlier charged with one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. Ng Wai's father, Ng Cho-wong, 77, was charged with two counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage last Thursday (May 28).The three defendants appeared today at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts for mention in two cases. Principal Magistrate Mr David Cheung Chi-wai approved the prosecution's application to amend the indictment against Ng Wai and Han Shang-min, and to lay an additional bribery charge against them. The trio currently face two counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage.The principal magistrate also approved the prosecution's application to consolidate the two cases and commit the case to the High Court for plea. The case was adjourned to July 13 for return day at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, and the defendants were granted bail.BCL was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited from June 2003 to September 2021. At the material time, Ng Wai served as the deputy general manager of BCL, and also as the general manager of BCL’s branch in Australia.The two charges allege that between June 2014 and November 2021, the three defendants conspired together to accept bribes totalling AUD$22 million and an investment opportunity contract, making a profit of about AUD$3 million, from an Australian businessman for Ng Wai to show favour to the Australian businessman and his associated companies in relation to BCL’s business.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that following Ng Wai’s recommendations, BCL invested in various property development projects in Australia worth approximately AUD$820 million in total since 2014. Most of these projects were developed by companies associated with the Australian businessman.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeff Chow.
Jun 2026Duo charged by ICAC for $1.3m bribery over property renovation works jailed for 15 and 14 months, bribes confiscatedA then employee of a property investment company and a renovation works contractor, charged by the ICAC for accepting and offering bribes totalling $1.3 million to show favour in relation to property renovation works, were respectively sentenced to 15 months and 14 months in prison at the District Court today (June 12) while the bribes involved were confiscated.Mak Wing-chun, 51, then senior property officer of the leasing department of New Estate Company Limited (New Estate), was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment. Mak had earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).Co-defendant Lee Shing-kan, 76, sole proprietor of Art Land Decoration Co. (Art Land), received a jail term of 14 months. Lee was convicted after trial of four counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(b) of the POBO.In sentencing, Judge Mr Clement Lee Hing-nin remarked that clean society is the cornerstone of the rule of law, once this foundation is eroded, fair competition would be undermined. The judge reprimanded Mak for abusing his authority to take bribes, breaching the trust placed in him by his employer and damaging the reputation of the company. The two defendants were equally culpable as Lee acceded to Mak’s bribe solicitations and proactively aided him.Having considered the mitigating factors, Mak and Lee were respectively jailed for 15 months and 14 months. The Judge also ordered the confiscation of $1.2 million bribes offered to Mak by Lee.The court heard that New Estate, a property investment company, owned and managed a portfolio of properties in Hong Kong for lease. At the material time, Mak was responsible for arranging and overseeing contractors to conduct renovation works at New Estate’s properties and certifying the completion of such works before releasing payments to contractors.Between November 2020 and June 2022, New Estate had no internal procurement procedures in place, and inviting quotations or conducting tenders were not required when selecting contractors. During this period, New Estate awarded its renovation works to only two contractors. Art Land, one of these contractors, was awarded most of the renovation projects and received works payments totalling about $26 million over the course of one and a half years.In mid-June 2022, New Estate’s management began requiring its leasing department to invite companies other than the two existing contractors to bid for renovation works when awarding contracts. While Art Land had been awarded numerous renovation projects, Mak informed its proprietor, Lee, of the new procurement requirements, alerting him that New Estate might have discovered that the cost of its works was far above the prices submitted by new bidders.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. It was revealed that on various occasions, Lee had offered bribes totalling $1.3 million to Mak for showing favour to him regarding arrangements and supervision of renovation works. Mak used some of the bribes to settle payments for his newly-purchased residential flat.New Estate rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Bernard Chung, assisted by ICAC officer Timothy Wu. 10
Jun 2026Seven individuals and two companies charged by Police and ICAC with 25 offences of manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, etc over Wang Fuk Court fire The Police and the ICAC today (June 10) laid charges against seven individuals (five men and two women, aged between 33 and 60) and two companies with a total of 25 counts of offences, including manslaughter, conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion in relation to the fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court on November 26, 2025. The two cases were mentioned at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is highly concerned about the Wang Fuk Court fire, including the relevant criminal investigations. Following the disaster, the Police and the ICAC swiftly set up the largest joint investigation task force in recent years to conduct comprehensive investigations in full swing within just six months into the causes of the fire and possible corruption in the major renovation project of the residential estate, arresting a total of 35 individuals to date. Following thorough investigations by officers of the joint investigation task force and legal advice from the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Police and the ICAC today laid charges against seven individuals and two companies with a total of 25 offences. The Police charged three men and two companies jointly with five counts of manslaughter. Meanwhile, the ICAC charged five men, two women and two companies (including the three men and two companies charged by the Police), with a total of 20 offences, including conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion. The seven individuals played different roles in the major renovation project of Wang Fuk Court. They include directors and Registered Inspector of the project consultancy firm, and directors of the main contractor. The two companies charged are the project consultancy firm – Will Power Architects Company Limited (Will Power), and the main contractor – Prestige Construction & Engineering Co., Limited (Prestige) involved in Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project.The Police’s prosecution list:1. Ho Kin-yip, then director and Technical Director of Prestige;2. Ng Yeuk, then director and Registered Inspector of Will Power;3. Wong Hap-yin, director of Will Power;4. Prestige; and5. Will Power.The ICAC’s prosecution list:1. Wong Hap-yin, director of Will Power;2. Hau Wa-kin, director of Prestige;3. Ho Kin-yip, then director and Technical Director of Prestige;4. Ng Yeuk, then director and Registered Inspector of Will Power;5. Hung Kwok-wai, friend of Wong Hap-yin;6. Chung So-fan, wife of Wong Hap-yin;7. Li Min, employee of Will Power;8. Will Power; and9. Prestige.The Police laid charges against three individuals and two companies with jointly five counts of manslaughter On June 10, 2016, Wang Fuk Court received a statutory notice under the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme. In this connection, through respective tendering processes, Will Power was appointed for preparing a building inspection report and monitoring the repair works; Prestige was appointed for carrying out the prescribed repair works. Following careful study of the case details and a comprehensive review of numerous documents and statements from parties concerned, the Police revealed that the companies and persons-in-charge responsible for the major renovation project are suspected of serious breach of duty of care, resulting in gross negligence in the supervision of construction materials and procedures. Investigation revealed that issues arising from the repair works include the use of non-fire-retardant safety nets and canvases; the use of flammable foam boards; and the creation of window openings at the fire escape routes of staircases for workers’ access to the external wall scaffolding. These construction arrangements are suspected of severely compromising the fire safety of the buildings, causing the fire to spread rapidly and obstructing escape routes, resulting in a large number of causalities. The Regional Crime Unit of New Territories North of the Police is responsible for the investigation of the case. Following legal advice from the DoJ, the Police today charged the three men and the two companies jointly with five counts of manslaughter. The first defendant, Ho Kin-yip, was then director and Technical Director of Prestige; the second defendant, Ng Yeuk, was then director of Will Power and Registered Inspector for the project; the third defendant, Wong Hap-yin, is the director of Will Power; the fourth and fifth defendants are Prestige and Will Power respectively. The five defendants are suspected of failing to fulfill the duty of care in the supervision of the overall repair works, and ensure that the materials and work procedures complied with the safety standards or relevant legislations, resulting in the rapid spread of fire and severe casualties.The ICAC laid charges against seven individuals and two companies with 20 counts of conspiracy to defraud, “money laundering”, attempting to pervert the course of public justice and tax evasion After the Wang Fuk Court fire, the ICAC set up a task force to launch a full investigation into possible corruption in the residential estate’s major renovation project. The task force gathered evidence from multiple sources and achieved breakthroughs, discovering fraudulent practices across various stages of the project. Some individuals are also suspected of laundering crime proceeds derived from alleged corruption. Based on the evidence currently gathered and pursuant to legal advice from the DoJ, the ICAC today laid charges against seven individuals, Will Power, the project consultancy firm in Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, and Prestige, the main contractor for the project, with a total of 20 offences. These comprise three counts of conspiracy to defraud, five counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence (commonly known as “money laundering”), two counts of attempting to do an act tending or intended to pervert the course of public justice, and 10 counts of offences relating to tax evasion. The charges mainly cover four areas: (1) fraud in tendering process; (2) fraud in project supervision; (3) “money laundering” by project consultancy firm’s director; and (4) attempting to pervert the course of public justice in ICAC’s investigation.Area 1: Fraud in the tendering process of Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project(involving two counts of conspiracy to defraud) One of the charges alleges that between May 2023 and April 2024, during the tender exercise for Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, two directors of Prestige, Hau Wa-kin and Ho Kin-yip, as well as Will Power and Prestige conspired together to defraud the Incorporated Owners and flat owners of Wang Fuk Court by concealing the litigation records of Prestige in the preceding eight years and inflating the score given to Prestige in the tender analysis report, thereby inducing flat owners of Wang Fuk Court to vote for Prestige and causing Prestige to be awarded the major renovation project at a contract sum of over $300 million. Another charge alleges that during the same period, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, Will Power and an employee of the company conspired together to defraud the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) by causing a tender analysis report containing false information to be published onto the URA’s electronic platform for access by flat owners of Wang Fuk Court, facilitating the award of the major renovation project.Area 2: Fraud in project supervision at Wang Fuk Court and other estates(involving one count of conspiracy to defraud) Another charge relates to 86 building maintenance projects conducted by Will Power between August 2023 and November 2025, including that of Wang Fuk Court. It is alleged that Will Power and its director Wong Hap-yin and Registered Inspector Ng Yeuk, as well as Wong Hap-yin’s friend Hung Kwok-wai conspired together to defraud the Buildings Department and the Independent Checking Unit of the Housing Bureau by falsely representing that Ng Yeuk would carry out or had carried out his statutory duties to inspect and supervise the 86 projects, and signed some of the relevant reports under the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme. In fact, Ng Yeuk had not duly carried out his statutory duties as Registered Inspector.Area 3: “Money laundering” by project consultancy firm’s director(involving five counts of “money laundering” and 10 counts of tax evasion) In the past six years between 2019 and 2025, Will Power secured project consultancy contracts for multiple housing estates, including Wang Fuk Court. The five “money laundering” charges allege that during this period, Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin, his wife Chung So-fan and Will Power’s employee Li Min dealt with various sums of crime proceeds suspected to be originated from corruption involving cash totalling over $40 million through Will Power’s bank accounts and their personal bank accounts. Most of the cash deposited into Will Power’s account was not supported by business records or receipts explaining their sources. Ten other charges against Wong Hap-yin and Will Power allege that Will Power evaded tax for the years of assessment 2022/23 and 2024/25 by making false statements in the tax returns regarding the company’s turnovers and false accounting, etc.Area 4: Attempting to pervert the course of public justice in ICAC’s investigation(involving two counts of attempting to pervert the course of public justice) The two remaining charges allege that Hung Kwok-wai attempted to pervert the course of public justice. It is alleged that on November 27, 2025, after the ICAC announced it had launched a criminal investigation into Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation project, Hung Kwok-wai and Will Power’s director Wong Hap-yin concealed a bag containing cash of totalling $600,000 (suspected to be part of the bribes offered by Prestige to Wong Hap-yin), and incited Ng Yeuk to make false representations to the Independent Checking Unit of the Housing Bureau. The two cases were adjourned to September 2, 2026 for mention at the West Magistrates’ Courts. As the relevant investigations by the Police and the ICAC are continuing, further law enforcement actions would not be ruled out. 08
Jun 2026Team leader of transitional housing project’s bar-bending subcontractor charged by ICAC for accepting $50,000 bribes from workerA team leader of a bar-bending subcontractor of a transitional housing project in Yuen Long was charged by the ICAC today (June 8) for allegedly accepting bribes totalling over $50,000 from a bar-bender in a span of five months for continuing the latter’s employment.Chan Kong-on, 33, then bar-bending team leader of Long Engineering Limited (Long Engineering), faces seven counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. He was released on bail, pending his appearance at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts for plea on Wednesday (June 10).At the material time, Long Engineering was a bar-bending subcontractor of a transitional housing project at Pat Heung in Yuen Long. The defendant was a team leader at the construction site responsible for recruiting bar-benders, supervising them and distributing pay-cheques to them.The charges allege that in the five months between October 2023 and February 2024, the defendant accepted seven bribes totalling over $50,000 from a bar-bender under his supervision for continuing the latter’s employment with Long Engineering.Long Engineering does not allow its employees to accept any advantages in relation to its business or affairs. The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. Inquiries revealed that the defendant allegedly solicited a bribe of $500 per day from the bar-bender soon after the latter was employed at a daily wage of $2,450. The bar-bender acceded to the defendant’s request as he believed that he would lose his job if he did not pay bribes.Long Engineering rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.An ICAC spokesperson notes that the Commission has zero tolerance for corruption. If construction workers are asked to pay bribes in exchange for their employment, they should reject and report to the ICAC immediately. ICAC’s report corruption hotline: 25 266 366. 04
Jun 2026Renovation works contractor charged by ICAC guilty of offering $1.3m bribes to property investment company employeeA renovation works contractor, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 4) convicted at the District Court of offering bribes totalling $1.3 million to a then employee of a property investment company for showing favour in relation to property renovation works.Lee Shing-kan, 77, sole proprietor of Art Land Decoration Co. (Art Land), was found guilty after trial of four counts of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).Co-defendant Mak Wing-chun, 51, then senior property officer of the leasing department of New Estate Company Limited (New Estate), earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of agent accepting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the POBO.Judge Mr Clement Lee Hing-nin adjourned the case to June 12 for mitigation, and remanded the duo in the custody of the Correctional Services Department.The court heard that New Estate, a property investment company, owned and managed a portfolio of properties in Hong Kong for lease. At the material time, Mak was responsible for arranging and overseeing contractors to conduct renovation works at New Estate’s properties and certifying the completion of such works before releasing payments to contractors.New Estate had no internal procurement procedures in place between November 2020 and June 2022, and inviting quotations or conducting tenders were not required when selecting contractors. During this period, New Estate awarded its renovation works to only two contractors. Art Land, one of these contractors, was awarded most of the renovation projects and received works payments totalling about $26 million over the course of one and a half years.In mid-June 2022, New Estate’s management began requiring its leasing department to invite companies other than the two existing contractors to bid for renovation works when awarding contracts. While Art Land had been awarded numerous renovation projects, Mak informed its proprietor, Lee, of the new procurement requirements, alerting him that New Estate might have discovered that the cost of its works was far above the prices submitted by new bidders.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. It was revealed that on various occasions, Lee had offered bribes totalling $1.3 million to Mak for showing favour to him regarding arrangements and supervision of renovation works. Mak used some of the bribes to settle payments for his newly-purchased residential flat.New Estate rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by prosecuting counsel Bernard Chung, assisted by ICAC officer Timothy Wu. 03
Jun 2026Then listed company deputy general manager and mother face additional charge for roles in AUD$25m bribery case pending committal to High CourtA then deputy general manager of a listed company and his parents were earlier charged by the ICAC with bribery for showing favour to an Australian businessman regarding the listed company's investments in overseas property development projects, involving bribes amounting to about AUD$25 million. The Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (June 3) approved the prosecution's application to amend the indictment, laying an additional bribery charge against the then deputy general manager and his mother while the case is pending committal to the High Court.Ng Wai, 46, then deputy general manager of Beijing Capital Land Limited (BCL, delisted); and his mother Han Shang-min, 75, were earlier charged with one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(b) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. Ng Wai's father, Ng Cho-wong, 77, was charged with two counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage last Thursday (May 28).The three defendants appeared today at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts for mention in two cases. Principal Magistrate Mr David Cheung Chi-wai approved the prosecution's application to amend the indictment against Ng Wai and Han Shang-min, and to lay an additional bribery charge against them. The trio currently face two counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantage.The principal magistrate also approved the prosecution's application to consolidate the two cases and commit the case to the High Court for plea. The case was adjourned to July 13 for return day at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, and the defendants were granted bail.BCL was listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited from June 2003 to September 2021. At the material time, Ng Wai served as the deputy general manager of BCL, and also as the general manager of BCL’s branch in Australia.The two charges allege that between June 2014 and November 2021, the three defendants conspired together to accept bribes totalling AUD$22 million and an investment opportunity contract, making a profit of about AUD$3 million, from an Australian businessman for Ng Wai to show favour to the Australian businessman and his associated companies in relation to BCL’s business.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that following Ng Wai’s recommendations, BCL invested in various property development projects in Australia worth approximately AUD$820 million in total since 2014. Most of these projects were developed by companies associated with the Australian businessman.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Jeff Chow.