Integrity Focus

A then employee of a design consultancy and three others were charged by the ICAC today (February 12) for allegedly conspiring together for the employee to accept bribes of over $230,000 for assisting two works contractors to secure two renovation projects of Japanese chain stores involving project fees totalling over $25 million.

The four defendants are Pian Pang Ka-shin, 41, then marketing executive of K&C Creation Limited (KCL); Li Po-wah, 34, director cum shareholder of RNK Design and Engineering Company Limited (RNK); Pang Wai-yin, 50, then site supervisor of RNK; and Yung Chor-chi, 46, operator of Flaming Engineering Company Limited (FEL).

They jointly face one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to sections 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. The case is set for plea at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (February 13).

KCL is a design consultancy. In 2019, it was awarded two renovation projects respectively concerning a branch of drugstore chain “Tokyo Lifestyle” in Kowloon and the store of supermarket chain “Donki Japan” in Macau.

At the material time, Pang Ka-shin was a marketing executive of KCL responsible for co-ordinating contractors and arranging tender exercises. For the two renovation projects concerned, she was responsible for submitting quotations and tenders to RNK or Donki for selection. RNK and FEL were both works contractors respectively set up by Li in Hong Kong and Yung in Macau.

The charge alleges that between June 2019 and January 2022, the four defendants had conspired together for Pang Ka-shin to accept bribes of over $230,000 from the three co-defendants for assisting the trio to secure the two renovation projects managed by KCL. Renovation fees of the two projects amounted to over $25 million in total.

RNK and Donki rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.