Officers must declare if relatives become involved in leisure businesses
Police officers must declare if their spouses or dependants become involved in the entertainment business, a senior police officer revealed yesterday.
The measure was introduced last year following the ICAC arrest two years ago of Kowloon City Senior Inspector Ng Po-on and his wife, Lam Chuen-ip, who operated karaoke lounges and nightclubs in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The same Independent Commission Against Corruption operation also led to the arrest and eventual conviction of senior superintendent Sin Kam-wah, of the Narcotics Bureau, for misconduct in public office involving accepting free sexual services from prostitutes. Lam was convicted of inducing other women to engage in prostitution and offering an advantage to a government servant.
Sin, 46, and Lam, 43, were each jailed for three years. Both have appealed against their conviction and sentence, and the Court of Appeal reserved judgment of their cases on Monday.
Senior Inspector Ng was acquitted of a charge of failing to disclose his living expenses to the ICAC but remains suspended from duty and may face disciplinary action.
Assistant Police Commissioner Thomas Chan Wai-ki told the Legislative Council's security panel about the new requirement.