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SCMP Reporter

ONE of three men facing charges in relation to an $8.5 billion cigarette smuggling racket was yesterday released on bail conditions under which the ICAC will oversee his movements and contacts.

  Yeung Kam-fai, 43, was ordered to report every significant daily contact to the commission and was restricted from travelling other than to and from work.

  Magistrate Jonathan Acton-Bond delivered the conditions in Eastern Court on the fifth day of an application for bail for Yeung and his co-accused - Henfrey Tin Sau-kwong, 45, and Chong Tsoi-jun, 49.

  Mr Acton-Bond instructed Yeung 'to remain at his residential address at all times that he is not working or on his way to or from his normal workplace or lunching on his work day'. This is unless there is a family medical emergency or Yeung has given notice to an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) officer.

  Mr Acton-Bond turned down applications by Tin and Chong.

  The Crown argued successfully for the committal hearing on the trio's charges to be adjourned for six weeks, until June 7.

  The hearing had been scheduled to start yesterday.

  A fresh application for bail will be submitted on May 10 to consider the possibility of a change of circumstances.

  The bail conditions require Yeung to report to ICAC headquarters in the Murray Road Building in Central, between 10 am and 1 pm every day, except Sundays and public holidays, on which he must telephone the ICAC at some stage.

  If he intends to leave home or his workplace, he must notify an ICAC officer and supply particulars of the proposed meeting.

  And, if anything unexpected occurs during such a meeting, he must immediately report the deviation in plans to his ICAC contact.

  He can contact Tin and Chong only through their lawyers. Chong, a merchant, faces two charges of plotting to offer advantages.

  Tin, a former Customs officer and friend of sacked former ICAC deputy head of operations, Alex Tsui Ka-kit, is charged with conspiring to offer advantages to other Customs officers and accepting a bribe.

  Tin and Chong also face charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. They and Yeung are also charged with conspiring to export unmanifested cargo and conspiracy to defraud.

  Last month, a businessman expected to be a witness in the case, Tommy Chui To-yan, 38, was murdered in Singapore.



Accused smuggler freed on bail