Case Studies
Our case studies contain analysis and discussion points for users to better understand the legal provisions. They also provide suggestions on how to prevent corruption, fraud and malpractices.
A junior computer operator of a bank applied his computer knowhow to transfer money from inactive accounts for his personal use. The crime was discovered when another staff took over his work during his sick leave.
A sales manager of a web design company was moonlighting at a rival company. He diverted the clients’ business e-mails of his company to the secret employer and received commission on every contract he secured for the latter.
A sales supervisor of a telecommunications company abused his position and accepted HK$80 to HK$100 from a debt collector for each set of client’s personal data retrieved from his company’s database.
An inspector in a government department copied records from the database of his department and sent them to his former colleague who owned a consultancy company for touting businesses.
An assistant manager of a company accepted computer equipment from a sales manager of a computer hardware supplier for placing purchase orders with the latter.