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Written by: McCain
2019-11-26 18:01
Last updated: 2019-11-26 18:01The Independent Commission Against Corruption today (26th) filed a lawsuit against six Highways Department subcontracted former assistant road inspectors, accused them of conspiracy to defraud the Highways Department, and submitted a road inspection report containing photos of alleged road conditions to the Department. Six defendants have been granted bail by the ICAC pending a reply in the Eastern Magistracy on Thursday.
Six Highways Department sub-inspectors allegedly inspected the road surface and were prosecuted by the ICAC. (Profile picture)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption today (26th) filed a lawsuit against six Highways Department subcontracted former assistant road inspectors, accused them of conspiracy to defraud the Highways Department, and submitted a road inspection report containing photos of alleged road conditions to the Department.
The six defendants were: Guan Zhaoheng, 29; Lin Honghui, 30; Tong Junhao, 29; Lu Tingfeng, 28; Lin Zhicheng, 27; and Li Yankang, 31, were former assistant road inspectors of Huafeng Engineering Co., Ltd. , Each charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to common law. They will speak in the Eastern Magistracy on Thursday (28).
The ICAC has earlier received referrals to corruption complaints from the Highways Department, and the investigation revealed the suspected crimes. The Highways Department awarded a fixed-term contract to Zhaoxing Construction and Transportation Co., Ltd. in 2017, and Zhaoxing subcontracted the related work to Huafeng. The contract stipulates that Zhaoxing must arrange road inspections to regularly inspect the roads of Hong Kong Island and prepare reports. The reports must be supplemented by real-time photos taken during road inspections.
At the time of the crime, the six defendants were employed by Huafeng as assistant road inspectors to perform road inspections. The charges involved six defendants suspected of conspiring to defraud the Highways Department with some employees of Zhaoxing and Huafeng from May to October 2017, and dishonestly submitting a road inspection report containing road photos. The photo was not taken on the date indicated on the photo.
The staff involved are a project manager in Zhaoxing, an assistant to the road network liaison manager of Huafeng, a senior site supervisor and three road patrol inspectors. The six defendants were suspected of inducing the Highways Department to accept the dates indicated on the photos of the roads, and their actual condition was as shown in the photos.
The Highways Department provides full assistance during the ICAC's investigation of cases. Six defendants have been granted bail by the ICAC pending a hearing on Thursday.
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