HKSAR v. TSE SUI LUEN AND OTHERS

HKSAR v. TSE SUI LUEN AND OTHERS

On the totality of admissible evidence the court was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that senior management conceived and implemented a continuing conspiracy (1996–2003 and thereafter by local promoters) to divert corporate funds by generating sham business promotion agreements, false invoices and payment requisitions so that monies were remitted offshore and returned for undisclosed cash distribution to travel‑agency employees. Defendants who authorized, approved or actively participated in those arrangements knew the payments were not for bona fide promoter services, acted dishonestly and intended the unlawful distribution; accordingly convictions were entered as specified in the...

Citation
HKSAR v. TSE SUI LUEN AND OTHERS
Parties
Prosecution: HKSAR; 1st Defendant: TSE SUI LUEN; 2nd Defendant: TSE TAT FUNG, Tommy; 3rd Defendant: CHUNG YUEN LING, Oscar; 4th Defendant: Peter Garudus Van Weerdenburg; 5th Defendant: WONG TING FUNG, Stephen
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
25 April 2008
Case Number
DCCC350/2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal Trial / Verdict (reasons for Verdict Delivered 24 25 April 2008)
Outcome
Verdicts recorded: defendants convicted as specified below; matter adjourned for sentencing and ancillary orders.
Legal Topics
Conspiracy, False Accounting, Theft, Inland Revenue Fraud, Bribery, Corporate Liability, Evidence Memory Refreshing
Source Language
EN
Criminal Law Fraud Tax Law Anti Corruption Corporate Governance Conspiracy False Accounting Theft +4 more

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Parties

HKSAR

Prosecution

TSE SUI LUEN

1st Defendant

TSE TAT FUNG, Tommy

2nd Defendant

CHUNG YUEN LING, Oscar

3rd Defendant

Peter Garudus Van Weerdenburg

4th Defendant

WONG TING FUNG, Stephen

5th Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Trial / Verdict (reasons for Verdict Delivered 24 25 April 2008)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether defendants conspired to offer advantages to travel‑agency employees (s.9 POBO)
  2. 2 Whether defendants conspired to commit false accounting by creating sham invoices and requisitions
  3. 3 Whether defendants conspired to steal corporate funds under guise of bonuses/promotional fees

Ratio Decidendi

On the totality of admissible evidence the court was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that senior management conceived and implemented a continuing conspiracy (1996–2003 and thereafter by local promoters) to divert corporate funds by generating sham business promotion agreements, false invoices and payment requisitions so that monies were remitted offshore and returned for undisclosed cash distribution to travel‑agency employees. Defendants who authorized, approved or actively participated in those arrangements knew the payments were not for bona fide promoter services, acted dishonestly and intended the unlawful distribution; accordingly convictions were entered as specified in the...

Court Disposition

Verdicts recorded: defendants convicted as specified below; matter adjourned for sentencing and ancillary orders.

Orders

  • Convictions entered as set out in reasons for verdict dated 24 and 25 April 2008
  • D1 convicted of charges 1,2 and 11