Welfare worker acquitted

A welfare worker accused of cheating a charity group out of almost $270,000 by posing as its chairman for wage rises and promotions went free yesterday. The District Court found Chung Hung-ying, 43, not guilty of trying to steal blank, signed bank documents and letter paper bearing the real chairman's signature. She was also acquitted of four charges of uttering a forged document and one of using a false instrument.