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Sep 2025Company director charged with perversion for allegedly inducing subcontractor not to file report with ICACA director of an interior design company was charged by the ICAC yesterday (September 15) with perversion for allegedly conspiring with another person to induce a subcontractor not to file a report with the ICAC.Cheung Chi-on, 29, director of Dimension Interior Design Company Limited (Dimension Interior Design), faces one count of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, contrary to the Common Law and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He was released on ICAC bail, pending his appearance at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (September 17) for plea.The charge alleges that on December 19, 2022, the defendant had conspired with a man to pervert the course of public justice by persuading and inducing a subcontractor not to file a report with the ICAC.At the material time, Dimension Interior Design was an interior design company of which the defendant was one of the two directors. He was responsible for arranging payments to subcontractors.In December 2022, the other director of Dimension Interior Design learned that a payment of about $140,000 had not been made to subcontractors for the renovation works in relation to six residential properties. The director and the subcontractors demanded an explanation from the defendant, or they would report the matter to the ICAC. The defendant offered no explanation but planned to overstate the renovation costs by falsifying receipts.Upon learning that the director of Dimension Interior Design and a subcontractor decided to report the matter to the ICAC, the defendant, through a man, allegedly persuaded the subcontractor not to do so and told the subcontractor that $15,000 would be offered to him. The subcontractor rejected the offer immediately.Members of the public should report any suspected corruption to the ICAC immediately. ICAC 24-hour Report Corruption Hotline: 25 266 366. An ICAC spokesperson noted that perverting the course of public justice is a serious offence. On conviction, an offender is liable to an imprisonment and a fine, both without an upper limit. 15
Sep 2025Eight months’ jail for beating facial recognition system in $250,000 commercial complex construction wage fraudA foreman of a contractor of a commercial complex construction project, among eight defendants entering guilty pleas following ICAC’s prosecution, was today (September 15) sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for falsifying the attendance records of workers by altering the facial images registered with the facial recognition system at the construction site to defraud the contractor of wage payments totalling over $250,000.Tang Yu-ching, 44, former assistant general foreman of Sunnic Engineering Limited (Sunnic), earlier pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A (1) of the Theft Ordinance.In sentencing, Magistrate Mr Gary Chu Man-hon said the present case was serious in nature that the defendant had conspired with others to deceive his employer, resulting in a heavy blow to the local employment market and workers’ morale, and undermining Hong Kong’s reputation as a graft-free city. The magistrate took a starting point of 12 months’ imprisonment and reduced the jail term to eight months, having considered the defendant’s guilty plea.Seven other former employees of Sunnic, namely a foreman, Chan Tin-hon; a site administration officer, Lai Yu-kiu; and five construction workers, Chiu Kim-wan, Choi Yun, See Kwok-shing, Johnny Chong Kam-hung and Mak Chi-kin; aged between 35 and 58, earlier pleaded guilty to the six counts of fraud. The case was scheduled for September 30 for sentence.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. The court heard that in June 2021, Sunnic was engaged as the main contractor of the construction project of a commercial complex in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tang and Chan, respectively the assistant general foreman and foreman of Sunnic, were responsible for supervising the operation of the construction site of the project.Workers of the project were required to register their facial images with the facial recognition system for accessing the site. They were also required to scan their faces for taking attendance when reporting on and off duty. Based on the attendance records, Sunnic would calculate and release wage payments each month. Lai was authorised to operate the system at the material time.The court heard that between December 2022 and January 2023, Tang had referred six construction workers, including Chiu, Choi, See, Chong and Mak, to work at the site as general workers. Facial images of the six workers were registered in the facial recognition system by Chan.The relevant attendance records showed that the six workers had respectively worked at the site for 36 days to 43 days, leading to Sunnic’s subsequent release of wage payments totalling over $250,000 to a subcontractor. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Tang had told the workers that they were not required to work at the site and the wage payments were eventually passed to Tang and Chan.The ICAC investigation revealed that Tang had arranged Chan, with the assistance of Lai, to alter the facial images of the six workers registered with the facial recognition system by replacing them with Chan’s facial image so as to falsify the workers’ attendance records by scanning Chan’s face.Sunnic rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Ken Yip. 05
Sep 2025Property agent charged by ICAC admits bribing supervisor over attendance wage fraudA property agent, charged by the ICAC, today (September 5) admitted at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts that he had offered bribes to an up-line branch manager for conniving at his prolonged absence from duty and falsifying his attendance records to defraud a property agency of salary payments totalling over $58,000.Wong Man-pan, 31, former property agent of Midland Realty International Limited (Midland Realty), pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and two counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.Magistrate Miss Lau Suk-han remanded Wong in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his background report and community service order report for sentence on September 19.At the material time, Wong was a property agent of a branch of Midland Realty in Tseung Kwan O under the supervision of an up-line branch manager. All property agents of Midland Realty were required to clock their attendance at the workplace by electronic means. Branch managers were required to report to their supervisors any unusual absences of their subordinates.The court heard that between late May and late December 2021, Wong and the branch manager had falsely represented to Midland Realty the attendance records of Wong so as to defraud the company of salary payments totalling over $58,000. After receiving the salary payments, Wong offered a few thousand dollars per month to the branch manager for conniving at his absence from duty. During the period, Wong paid bribes in the total sum of $38,000.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that at the material time, Wong had worked as a full-time waiter at a restaurant and had only worked in Midland Realty for a few days.Wong further admitted to the court that between late June 2021 and mid-July 2022, he and the branch manager had falsely represented to Midland Realty that he had handled the sale and purchase transaction of a private residential property in Sha Tin so as to deceive Midland Realty into overpaying them commissions totalling over $22,000. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Wong had no involvement in the property sales transaction.Co-defendant Leung Kit, 32, branch manager of Midland Realty, today pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud. The case was scheduled for a pre-trial review on October 14.Midland Realty rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Rani Chau. 04
Sep 2025Two subcontractor workers of North District Community Health Centre sentenced for conspiring with team leader to accept $300,000 bribesTwo air-conditioning subcontractor workers, charged by the ICAC, today (September 4) respectively received a jail sentence and a suspended sentence after admitting at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts that they had conspired with a team leader to accept bribes totalling over $300,000 from workers of a government development project for the North District Community Health Centre.Tse Shu-hong, 65; and Ho Hon-kei, 54, both former workers of Datatech Enterprises Limited (Datatech), today pleaded guilty to a total of three counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.Tse was jailed for seven weeks and ordered to pay Datatech a restitution of $13,500, equivalent to the bribes he received in the present case. In sentencing, Magistrate Miss Frances Leung Nga-yan remarked the court had already taken into account various factors, including Tse’s guilty plea and the fact that he had only accepted bribes from one worker.The magistrate added that Ho was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and fined $30,000, having considered that he had followed the instructions of his team leader to commit offences out of blind loyalty and had no personal gain in the present case.At the material time, i.e. between December 2022 and February 2024, Datatech was a subcontractor responsible for air-conditioning and refrigeration system installation of the development project of North District Community Health Centre cum Social Welfare Facilities of the Hospital Authority (HA). As stipulated in the employment contract, the daily wage of a worker was $2,000.The court heard that Ho and four other workers were referred by a team leader of Datatech or Tse to work at the site. Datatech prohibited its staff to solicit or accept advantages from others in relation to its business.Tse and Ho admitted to the court that they had separately conspired with the team leader to accept bribes ranging from $600 to $1,000 per working day, totalling over $300,000, from the workers referred by them to work for Datatech.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that the workers paid bribes for fear of losing their jobs, and Ho himself had paid bribes of about $120,000 to the team leader.Co-defendant Yung Sung-kwan, 62, former team leader of Datatech, charged by the ICAC a total of five charges, namely three counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage and two counts of agent accepting an advantage. The case was adjourned to November 27 for mention and Yung’s bail was extended.The HA and Datatech rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Yan. 01
Sep 2025Eight charged by ICAC admit beating facial recognition system in $250,000 commercial complex construction wage fraudFollowing the guilty pleas of five co-defendants, three of the eight employees of a contractor of a commercial complex construction project, charged by the ICAC, today (September 1) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that they had falsified the attendance records of workers by altering the facial images registered with the facial recognition system at the construction site to defraud the contractor of wage payments totalling over $250,000.The defendants were Tang Yu-ching, former assistant general foreman of Sunnic Engineering Limited (Sunnic); Chan Tin-hon, former foreman of Sunnic; Lai Yu-kiu, then site administration officer of Sunnic; and five construction workers, namely Chiu Kim-wan, Choi Yun, See Kwok-shing, Johnny Chong Kam-hung and Mak Chi-kin.The eight defendants, aged between 35 and 58, pleaded guilty to a total of six counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A (1) of the Theft Ordinance. Among them, Lai, See and Chong entered guilty pleas today, while the five co-defendants had pleaded guilty to the offences earlier.Magistrate Mr Gary Chu Man-hon remanded Tang in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his background report for sentence on September 15. The seven co-defendants were granted bail, pending their community service order reports for sentence on September 30.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. The court heard that in June 2021, Sunnic was engaged as the main contractor of the construction project of a commercial complex in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tang and Chan, respectively the assistant general foreman and foreman of Sunnic, were responsible for supervising the operation of the construction site of the project.Workers of the project were required to register their facial images with the facial recognition system for accessing the site. They were also required to scan their faces for taking attendance when reporting on and off duty. Based on the attendance records, Sunnic would calculate and release wage payments each month. Lai was authorised to operate the system at the material time.The court heard that between December 2022 and January 2023, Tang had referred six construction workers, including Chiu, Choi, See, Chong and Mak, to work at the site as general workers. Facial images of the six workers were registered in the facial recognition system by Chan.The relevant attendance records showed that the six workers had respectively worked at the site for 36 days to 43 days, leading to Sunnic’s subsequent release of wage payments totalling over $250,000 to a subcontractor. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Tang had told the workers that they were not required to work at the site and the wage payments were eventually passed to Tang and Chan.The ICAC investigation revealed that Tang had arranged Chan, with the assistance of Lai, to alter the facial images of the six workers registered with the facial recognition system by replacing them with Chan’s facial image so as to falsify the workers’ attendance records by scanning Chan’s face.Sunnic rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Ken Yip.
Sep 2025Company director charged with perversion for allegedly inducing subcontractor not to file report with ICACA director of an interior design company was charged by the ICAC yesterday (September 15) with perversion for allegedly conspiring with another person to induce a subcontractor not to file a report with the ICAC.Cheung Chi-on, 29, director of Dimension Interior Design Company Limited (Dimension Interior Design), faces one count of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, contrary to the Common Law and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance. He was released on ICAC bail, pending his appearance at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (September 17) for plea.The charge alleges that on December 19, 2022, the defendant had conspired with a man to pervert the course of public justice by persuading and inducing a subcontractor not to file a report with the ICAC.At the material time, Dimension Interior Design was an interior design company of which the defendant was one of the two directors. He was responsible for arranging payments to subcontractors.In December 2022, the other director of Dimension Interior Design learned that a payment of about $140,000 had not been made to subcontractors for the renovation works in relation to six residential properties. The director and the subcontractors demanded an explanation from the defendant, or they would report the matter to the ICAC. The defendant offered no explanation but planned to overstate the renovation costs by falsifying receipts.Upon learning that the director of Dimension Interior Design and a subcontractor decided to report the matter to the ICAC, the defendant, through a man, allegedly persuaded the subcontractor not to do so and told the subcontractor that $15,000 would be offered to him. The subcontractor rejected the offer immediately.Members of the public should report any suspected corruption to the ICAC immediately. ICAC 24-hour Report Corruption Hotline: 25 266 366. An ICAC spokesperson noted that perverting the course of public justice is a serious offence. On conviction, an offender is liable to an imprisonment and a fine, both without an upper limit. 15
Sep 2025Eight months’ jail for beating facial recognition system in $250,000 commercial complex construction wage fraudA foreman of a contractor of a commercial complex construction project, among eight defendants entering guilty pleas following ICAC’s prosecution, was today (September 15) sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for falsifying the attendance records of workers by altering the facial images registered with the facial recognition system at the construction site to defraud the contractor of wage payments totalling over $250,000.Tang Yu-ching, 44, former assistant general foreman of Sunnic Engineering Limited (Sunnic), earlier pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A (1) of the Theft Ordinance.In sentencing, Magistrate Mr Gary Chu Man-hon said the present case was serious in nature that the defendant had conspired with others to deceive his employer, resulting in a heavy blow to the local employment market and workers’ morale, and undermining Hong Kong’s reputation as a graft-free city. The magistrate took a starting point of 12 months’ imprisonment and reduced the jail term to eight months, having considered the defendant’s guilty plea.Seven other former employees of Sunnic, namely a foreman, Chan Tin-hon; a site administration officer, Lai Yu-kiu; and five construction workers, Chiu Kim-wan, Choi Yun, See Kwok-shing, Johnny Chong Kam-hung and Mak Chi-kin; aged between 35 and 58, earlier pleaded guilty to the six counts of fraud. The case was scheduled for September 30 for sentence.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. The court heard that in June 2021, Sunnic was engaged as the main contractor of the construction project of a commercial complex in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tang and Chan, respectively the assistant general foreman and foreman of Sunnic, were responsible for supervising the operation of the construction site of the project.Workers of the project were required to register their facial images with the facial recognition system for accessing the site. They were also required to scan their faces for taking attendance when reporting on and off duty. Based on the attendance records, Sunnic would calculate and release wage payments each month. Lai was authorised to operate the system at the material time.The court heard that between December 2022 and January 2023, Tang had referred six construction workers, including Chiu, Choi, See, Chong and Mak, to work at the site as general workers. Facial images of the six workers were registered in the facial recognition system by Chan.The relevant attendance records showed that the six workers had respectively worked at the site for 36 days to 43 days, leading to Sunnic’s subsequent release of wage payments totalling over $250,000 to a subcontractor. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Tang had told the workers that they were not required to work at the site and the wage payments were eventually passed to Tang and Chan.The ICAC investigation revealed that Tang had arranged Chan, with the assistance of Lai, to alter the facial images of the six workers registered with the facial recognition system by replacing them with Chan’s facial image so as to falsify the workers’ attendance records by scanning Chan’s face.Sunnic rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Ken Yip. 05
Sep 2025Property agent charged by ICAC admits bribing supervisor over attendance wage fraudA property agent, charged by the ICAC, today (September 5) admitted at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts that he had offered bribes to an up-line branch manager for conniving at his prolonged absence from duty and falsifying his attendance records to defraud a property agency of salary payments totalling over $58,000.Wong Man-pan, 31, former property agent of Midland Realty International Limited (Midland Realty), pleaded guilty to one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and two counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A of the Theft Ordinance.Magistrate Miss Lau Suk-han remanded Wong in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his background report and community service order report for sentence on September 19.At the material time, Wong was a property agent of a branch of Midland Realty in Tseung Kwan O under the supervision of an up-line branch manager. All property agents of Midland Realty were required to clock their attendance at the workplace by electronic means. Branch managers were required to report to their supervisors any unusual absences of their subordinates.The court heard that between late May and late December 2021, Wong and the branch manager had falsely represented to Midland Realty the attendance records of Wong so as to defraud the company of salary payments totalling over $58,000. After receiving the salary payments, Wong offered a few thousand dollars per month to the branch manager for conniving at his absence from duty. During the period, Wong paid bribes in the total sum of $38,000.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that at the material time, Wong had worked as a full-time waiter at a restaurant and had only worked in Midland Realty for a few days.Wong further admitted to the court that between late June 2021 and mid-July 2022, he and the branch manager had falsely represented to Midland Realty that he had handled the sale and purchase transaction of a private residential property in Sha Tin so as to deceive Midland Realty into overpaying them commissions totalling over $22,000. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Wong had no involvement in the property sales transaction.Co-defendant Leung Kit, 32, branch manager of Midland Realty, today pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud. The case was scheduled for a pre-trial review on October 14.Midland Realty rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Rani Chau. 04
Sep 2025Two subcontractor workers of North District Community Health Centre sentenced for conspiring with team leader to accept $300,000 bribesTwo air-conditioning subcontractor workers, charged by the ICAC, today (September 4) respectively received a jail sentence and a suspended sentence after admitting at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts that they had conspired with a team leader to accept bribes totalling over $300,000 from workers of a government development project for the North District Community Health Centre.Tse Shu-hong, 65; and Ho Hon-kei, 54, both former workers of Datatech Enterprises Limited (Datatech), today pleaded guilty to a total of three counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.Tse was jailed for seven weeks and ordered to pay Datatech a restitution of $13,500, equivalent to the bribes he received in the present case. In sentencing, Magistrate Miss Frances Leung Nga-yan remarked the court had already taken into account various factors, including Tse’s guilty plea and the fact that he had only accepted bribes from one worker.The magistrate added that Ho was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and fined $30,000, having considered that he had followed the instructions of his team leader to commit offences out of blind loyalty and had no personal gain in the present case.At the material time, i.e. between December 2022 and February 2024, Datatech was a subcontractor responsible for air-conditioning and refrigeration system installation of the development project of North District Community Health Centre cum Social Welfare Facilities of the Hospital Authority (HA). As stipulated in the employment contract, the daily wage of a worker was $2,000.The court heard that Ho and four other workers were referred by a team leader of Datatech or Tse to work at the site. Datatech prohibited its staff to solicit or accept advantages from others in relation to its business.Tse and Ho admitted to the court that they had separately conspired with the team leader to accept bribes ranging from $600 to $1,000 per working day, totalling over $300,000, from the workers referred by them to work for Datatech.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that the workers paid bribes for fear of losing their jobs, and Ho himself had paid bribes of about $120,000 to the team leader.Co-defendant Yung Sung-kwan, 62, former team leader of Datatech, charged by the ICAC a total of five charges, namely three counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage and two counts of agent accepting an advantage. The case was adjourned to November 27 for mention and Yung’s bail was extended.The HA and Datatech rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Yan. 01
Sep 2025Eight charged by ICAC admit beating facial recognition system in $250,000 commercial complex construction wage fraudFollowing the guilty pleas of five co-defendants, three of the eight employees of a contractor of a commercial complex construction project, charged by the ICAC, today (September 1) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that they had falsified the attendance records of workers by altering the facial images registered with the facial recognition system at the construction site to defraud the contractor of wage payments totalling over $250,000.The defendants were Tang Yu-ching, former assistant general foreman of Sunnic Engineering Limited (Sunnic); Chan Tin-hon, former foreman of Sunnic; Lai Yu-kiu, then site administration officer of Sunnic; and five construction workers, namely Chiu Kim-wan, Choi Yun, See Kwok-shing, Johnny Chong Kam-hung and Mak Chi-kin.The eight defendants, aged between 35 and 58, pleaded guilty to a total of six counts of fraud, contrary to section 16A (1) of the Theft Ordinance. Among them, Lai, See and Chong entered guilty pleas today, while the five co-defendants had pleaded guilty to the offences earlier.Magistrate Mr Gary Chu Man-hon remanded Tang in the custody of the Correctional Services Department, pending his background report for sentence on September 15. The seven co-defendants were granted bail, pending their community service order reports for sentence on September 30.The ICAC investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint. The court heard that in June 2021, Sunnic was engaged as the main contractor of the construction project of a commercial complex in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tang and Chan, respectively the assistant general foreman and foreman of Sunnic, were responsible for supervising the operation of the construction site of the project.Workers of the project were required to register their facial images with the facial recognition system for accessing the site. They were also required to scan their faces for taking attendance when reporting on and off duty. Based on the attendance records, Sunnic would calculate and release wage payments each month. Lai was authorised to operate the system at the material time.The court heard that between December 2022 and January 2023, Tang had referred six construction workers, including Chiu, Choi, See, Chong and Mak, to work at the site as general workers. Facial images of the six workers were registered in the facial recognition system by Chan.The relevant attendance records showed that the six workers had respectively worked at the site for 36 days to 43 days, leading to Sunnic’s subsequent release of wage payments totalling over $250,000 to a subcontractor. But ICAC enquiries revealed that Tang had told the workers that they were not required to work at the site and the wage payments were eventually passed to Tang and Chan.The ICAC investigation revealed that Tang had arranged Chan, with the assistance of Lai, to alter the facial images of the six workers registered with the facial recognition system by replacing them with Chan’s facial image so as to falsify the workers’ attendance records by scanning Chan’s face.Sunnic rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Ken Yip.