Hong Kong’s Unbiased Fee towards Corruption (ICAC) yesterday charged a supervisor with China Railways fifteenth Bureau (CR15) with accepting a US$250,000 bribe from a subcontractor.
Xu Wenju, 40, deputy normal supervisor of CR15, faces one rely of conspiracy to simply accept a bonus opposite to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.
The identical change was introduced towards Ng Koon-shing, 60, the operator of Hanki Contractors (Hong Kong) & Associates Restricted.
Each males had been launched on ICAC bail, pending their look on the Japanese Magistrates’ Courts tomorow.
In line with an ICAC press assertion, Xu was chargeable for overseeing CR15’s building tasks in Hong Kong, whereas Ng was the operator of a works subcontractor.
CR15 was engaged on an infrastructure venture in Tseung Kwan O, certainly one of Hong Kong’s 9 new cities, constructed on primarily reclaimed land within the north of the Particular Administrative Area.
Xu was on the administration committee of the venture, the place he accredited tenders submitted by subcontractors.
The ICAC alleges that between July and November 2022, Xu agreed to help Hanki to safe a groundworks subcontract.
The fee mentioned its investigation started after a grievance was made. It claims that its enquiries urged that Hanki wouldn’t have been invited to bid for the works had it not been really helpful to the administration committee by Xu.
After Hanki’s submission of its tender, the ICAC says Xu offered it with recommendation and help. Nevertheless, since Hanki was not the bottom bidder, it was not awarded the contract.
CR15 rendered full help to the ICAC throughout its investigation into the case.
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