Two men allegedly tried to win tycoon US entry for $300,000
Two men have been arrested for allegedly trying to acquire a US visa for tycoon Albert Yeung Sau-shing with bribes, sources say.
The allegation was revealed as officers from the Independent Commission Against Corruption yesterday also arrested Ng Yu, chief executive officer of the Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), over a bribes-for-music awards investigation.
The sources said the two men involved in the alleged visa case were not employees of Mr Yeung but close associates. It was alleged that they attempted to acquire a US visa for Mr Yeung with a payment of at least $300,000.
The tycoon, who is the chairman of the Emperor Group, which controls EEG and two other listed companies, was sent to prison for nine months in 1981 after being convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice in the case of an assault by high-profile jockey Tony Cruz.
This may have stood in the way of his attempts to enter the US.
The two men - whose names were not released - were arrested on Thursday as the ICAC entered the second day of an investigation into the bribes-for-awards case that has rocked the local entertainment industry.