Third runway subcontractor admits HK$5.9 million bribery
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCES1 day ago4 MIN
Summary
A reclamation works subcontractor in the Hong Kong International Airport three-runway system project pleaded guilty in the District Court on September 7 to bribery offences linked to former Airport Authority managers and staff of the main contractor. The admitted scheme involved HK$5.9 million in bribes and helped the company secure subcontract works and material orders worth more than HK$430 million.
Key Points
- Ng Kai-on (吳啟安), 69, owner of Ka Lok Engineering Company Limited, admitted five charges including conspiracy to offer advantages to public servants and agents.
- The offences covered January 2018 to July 2022 and related to subcontract arrangements in the airport’s third runway reclamation project.
- Prosecutors said Ng paid RMB630,000, about HK$720,000, to a former Airport Authority contract general manager for a mainland residential property purchase.
- Ng also admitted paying about HK$2.5 million to former chief senior manager Lee Wing-fai (李永輝), plus HK$2.7 million to main contractor personnel through direct payments and instructions.
- The court adjourned sentencing for Ng and former Ka Lok project manager Liu Wai-lun (廖偉倫), 58, to March 5, 2027, and allowed both to remain on bail.
Why It Matters
The case reaches into one of Hong Kong’s biggest infrastructure projects and shows how alleged bribery could affect subcontract awards, material approvals and payment decisions inside a major public works chain. Sentencing and the ICAC’s confiscation application against Ng will be closely watched as the corruption investigation continues to work through the courts