A POLICE constable acted as a pimp for a man who responded to his advertisement in a newspaper, the District Court heard yesterday.
Lo Man-wai, 27, who was attached to Happy Valley police station at the time of the offences, pleaded guilty to living on the earnings of prostitution of another and attempting to procure prostitution of another person. He was jailed for three months.
Prosecutor Mr Stephen Llewellyn offered no evidence against Lo on charges of attempting to live on the earnings of prostitution of another and doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice.
The court heard that in December 1991, Mr Chan Sheung-tak, 22, answered a newspaper advertisement worded along the lines of: ''Handsome male, tall and strong, serves men and women. Apprentice required.'' Lo arranged to meet him later that day.
They went to a restaurant where Lo told Mr Chan the job would require him to provide sexual services for male and female customers in return for about $500 on each occasion, Mr Llewellyn said.
Lo said he himself would get a commission of $100 or $200 depending on the amount paid by the customer.
On about 12 occasions between December 1991 and February last year, Lo introduced male customers to Mr Chan, who rendered sexual services in return for money, counsel said.