Two property staff convicted over fake quotes scam
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A former senior engineering officer at Harriman Property Management Ltd was convicted after trial at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on August 18 over the use of nearly 120 false quotations in small maintenance and repair works at a private housing estate in Tseung Kwan O. His former subordinate had earlier pleaded guilty in the same case, and both men are due to be sentenced on August 28.
Key Points
- The defendants are Yeung Kwok-san, 30, a former senior engineering officer, and Koon Wai-fung, 32, a former engineering officer at Harriman Property Management Ltd.
- They were stationed at Monterey in Tseung Kwan O and handled procurement for building maintenance and repair works at the private estate.
- Company rules required at least three quotations for each small works contract below HK$20,000, but the pair allegedly bypassed that requirement.
- Between February and April 2023, they awarded nearly 60 work orders worth about HK$600,000 to three contractors, then later submitted nearly 120 false quotations.
- The fake documents were said to come from 17 contractors, but ICAC found those firms had never issued the quotations and the papers were forged.
Why It Matters
The case will now move to sentencing, with Yeung remanded in custody for background and community service order reports, while Koon remains on bail pending his report. The prosecution arose after an internal audit by Harriman uncovered irregularities, and the company was said to have fully assisted the ICAC investigation