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Senior officials illegally gather for dinner | Chen Fen, a senior executive of Evergrande involved in the rape, does not show up, many doubts to be resolved

2021-07-10T18:18:48.749Z


The Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Ou Zhiguang, the Director of Immigration, Ou Jiahong, and the Commissioner of Customs, Deng Yihai, were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering restriction order at the dinner party in March. There were 9 people in the same scene. A woman who attended the dinner reported that she was


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Written by: Zheng Cuibi, Liang Zu, Rao, Li Yinglin, Lao Xianliang, Lin Yingxian

2021-07-10 21:04

Last update date: 2021-07-10 21:10

The Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Ou Zhiguang, the Director of Immigration, Ou Jiahong, and the Commissioner of Customs, Deng Yihai, were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering restriction order at the dinner party in March.

There were 9 people in the same scene, and a woman who attended the dinner reported that she was raped by a high-level real estate developer Evergrande.

"Hong Kong 01" confirmed from various sources that the name Chen Fen, the executive deputy general manager of Evergrande Hong Kong, was contacted by reporters but could not be reached. He had also visited many of his properties and addresses. Could not find him.

The meal took place in March and was only revealed in July. He was involved in a rape case. There are still many doubts unsolved.

The Secretary for Security at the time of the incident and Li Jiachao, who has been promoted to Chief Secretary for Administration today, responded that the three of them had been negligent and had learned a great lesson. The government also emphasized that the three officials were not involved in criminal cases.

▼Sequence of senior officials' illegal gathering order dinner▼

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The "Suiyuanhui" dinner charged by senior officials for violating the gathering restriction order occurred on March 2, and a woman who attended the dinner the next day (3rd) reported to the police that the same high-level Evergrande had raped.

The "Suiyuanhui" involved is located in the Bayview Centre, Wanchai. It has a general restaurant license under the name "Auspicious Hui", but does not have a club license.

"Hong Kong 01" comprehensively reported that three senior officials attended a dinner that violated the gathering restriction order. Chen Fen, the deputy general manager of Evergrande Hong Kong, was arrested for rape.

"Hong Kong 01" confirmed from various sources that the person who attended the dinner and was later charged for allegedly attempting to rape is Chen Fen, the deputy general manager of Evergrande Group in Hong Kong.

He was arrested at the China Evergrande Center in Wan Chai on March 4, two days after the meal. Witnesses said that he was "green on his face" at the time, but he continued to work afterwards. In June, someone saw him appear at the Evergrande Center in Wanchai. office.

▼Chen Fen's address directly ▼

Multiple homes are not available and the phone cannot be reached

Chen Fen owns properties worth more than 100 million yuan in Hong Kong. Reporters have visited his homes in Clear Water Bay, Ho Man Tin, and Wan Chai to shoot the doors, but the residents on site are all called tenants, confirming that the owner is Chen Fen.

The reporter called his mobile phone today (10th) but was unable to connect.

Chen Fen was initially charged with rape, but later changed to "attempt to rape". He was brought up in May and will be heard again this month.

▼Wan Chai Evergrande Center▼

March dinner kicked out in July

At the dinner in March, nearly half a year after the incident, it was kicked out by the media on the evening of July 7. Immigration Director Ou Jiahong and Customs Director Deng Yihai were charged with violating the gathering restriction order.

The next day the two chiefs issued a statement confirming that on the same day, the Deputy Secretary of the Security Bureau, Ou Zhiguang, also boasted that he was attending the dinner.

Later, the Security Bureau issued a statement, emphasizing that the three were not involved in criminal cases.

The reporter had visited the "Suiyuanhui" involved in the incident. Because it was too early to add the membership system, the gate of the clubhouse was closed and the level of privacy was extremely high.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Li Jiachao, responded publicly to this day (10th), saying that the three people knew that they had been negligent and had learned a great lesson; and that it was common for officials to contact different sectors or people.

He also said that no crime was involved in the dinner that day. The police knew that the dinner was a violation of the gathering restriction order because of the investigation of a criminal case.

▼Meal secret club ▼

However, there are still many unsolved mysteries in the incident:

1. Apart from the three known officials and the top executives of Evergrande Group, who else is there?

How many men and women?

2. Why do the senior officials of the Security Bureau and the head of the disciplined forces have a dinner with the senior officials of the real estate developer Evergrande Group?

What business does Evergrande have with relevant departments?

3. Who invites the dinner?

Who will pay the bill again?

What is the per capita consumption?

4. The Security Bureau refers to the dinner as an "ordinary social gathering", why should it be held in a place advertised as a "secret top club"?

5. The Security Bureau refers to the dishes as "general hot pot ingredients". What was actually eaten?

Is there any drinking or other entertainment?

6. The Deputy Director of the Security Bureau, Ou Zhiguang, attended the dinner. Was the then Director Li Jiachao invited?

7. The Director of Immigration and the Commissioner of Customs are officials appointed by the Central Government. The Deputy Director of the Security Bureau is also a senior official of the Hong Kong Government. The three were charged with fines in March. Why did the government not announce the incident until the media revealed it?

When did the government know about the incident?

8. When will the violation of the gathering restriction order be revealed?

Was it revealed while investigating a suspected rape case?

When and where did the rape case happen, and how does it relate to the meal?

Ye Liu Shuyi, the former secretary of the Security Bureau, said that it was not surprising that she had a meal with private enterprises, "but I'm not going to do anything."

(Information Picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Dinner with private enterprise Ye Liu Shuyi: "It's not surprising, but I'll do it less."

The reporter asked Ye Liu Shuyi, who was the former Secretary of Security, under what circumstances private enterprises would meet with officials in charge of security affairs, and whether she did the same way when she was the secretary. She bluntly said, "Everything is not surprising, but I ( Serving as the Secretary of Security) Let’s go for less!"

She explained that when private enterprises settle in Hong Kong, they need to deal with visas, import talents and other matters, and will consult the officials of the security system.

However, she did not continue to respond to why she held fewer meetings when she was the director.

Li Dongguo: There is no standard for luxury. I never like to attend social events

The "Prevention of Bribery Ordinance" stipulates that public officials cannot accept benefits, but it does not include entertainment.

Civil servants stipulate that they must avoid accepting any excessively luxurious, generous or frequent hospitality.

Former Secretary of the Security Bureau, Li Dongguo, when interviewed by CNN, bluntly, what is luxury is not legal and cannot be generalized: "The Security Bureau said that the food that night was made of ordinary hot pot materials is not luxury. You have to check whether you drink alcohol or not. I know that it’s not good to drink a drink worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I always don’t like to attend any social events, unless it’s a ceremony that I must go to, in short, it’s a private occasion."

In addition to the notice at the food ring outside the entrance of Suiyuanhui, there is also a floor plan showing that there are at least two rooms in the clubhouse, each with a round table, the layout is similar to the official application.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

Leung Choi-ting: I don’t understand the relationship between real estate developers and disciplined forces

The chief executive of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, Leung Choi-ting, stated that the government’s current statement is that the three officials need to contact people from different sectors, reflecting that the dinner may involve official duties, but the main business of Evergrande Group is real estate development, with disciplined forces and security systems. They belong to different categories, and I don’t understand why the three officials would gather with the top executives of Evergrande Group, "Unless Evergrande helps disciplined forces build a club!"

According to the media quoted earlier that Evergrande Group often organizes charitable activities, which are similar to the disciplined forces’ philosophy, Liang Chuoting bluntly explained that it is far-fetched. Although the disciplined forces will donate, they will generally only sponsor individually and will not cooperate with other disciplined forces. , There is no need to hold a meal.

Leung Choi-ting, director general of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, said that the meal involves official duties and does not understand the relationship between real estate developers and disciplined forces.

(Information Picture / Photo by Huang Baoying)

Liang Choi-ting also said that it is rare for three senior officials to attend a dinner together. I believe that only the highest level of a company can invite three people to attend the same. "There must be an expert!" He said that in the past, officials would be "eye-catching", very few. Gathering with businessmen, "because it is difficult to avoid suspicion with a little explanation", civil servants will act cautiously. This incident surprised him.

He believes that the government should release more information as soon as possible to dispel public misgivings, lest the public continue to speculate, which will only intensify speculation.

He also pointed out that the statements made by the three previous officials were very similar, and they were expected to be coordinated by the Security Bureau.

Cha Xiwo, the former chief investigator of the ICAC and barrister, urged the government to announce more details as soon as possible.

(Profile Picture / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Chaxiwo: The government should announce the details as soon as possible

Regarding why security system officials met with high-level private enterprises, Cha Xi, former chief investigator and barrister of the ICAC, I believe that the current information is limited and difficult to judge. "It's possible to alleviate it," and urge the government to announce more details as soon as possible to avoid the public Continue to speculate and affect the credibility of the government.

"Suiyuanhui" is under the banner of "Auspicious Club". "Hong Kong 01" found a "Cigar Club" dinner menu provided by "Auspicious Club" in March this year. The fee is RMB 3,880 per person.

In the past, high-ranking officials were exposed to receiving hospitality.

Before leaving office in 2012, the former Chief Executive Donald Tsang was revealed by the media that he went to Macau to attend the Spring Festival at the City of Dreams on February 20 that year, and took the luxury yacht of Zhang Songqiao, the shareholder of the Western Submarine Tunnel, to shuttle between the two places, and rented at a low price. Huang Chubiao, a shareholder of Hong Kong Digital Broadcasting Co., Ltd., is located in the luxurious top floor unit of Futian, Shenzhen.

Tsang was choked for a while when he explained the incident after being exposed.

He was accused of improper conduct by a public official, and was sentenced to jail for a time, and finally won the case in the Court of Final Appeal.

Former ICAC commissioner Tang Xianming was also revealed in April 2013 that he had taken bird’s nest drinks and other souvenirs to the mainland officials during his repeated overseas visits. He also hosted a banquet and drank Moutai and other drinks during the banquet. He was kicked and exploded. Receive gifts and souvenirs, earn air miles from multiple overseas visits, bypass the program and ask mainland scholars with a million annual salary, etc.

However, Tang never apologized for the incident. Only half a year later, the Government Accounts Committee of the Legislative Council responded to the hearing, stressing that he "has no concealment, no lying, no personal motives, and selfless giving and receiving" and has nothing to do with corruption.

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