Ex-official accused of accepting bribe never revealed his personal dealings with gaming tycoon Stanley Ho’s sister-in-law, former boss tells Hong Kong court
- Former economic development chief Sandra Birch Lee says she would not accept a colleague having monetary transactions in private
- She said her deputy Wilson Fung had never declared he had monetary and property dealings with his co-accused Cheyenne Chan
A former Hong Kong official accused of accepting a sweetener from gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s sister-in-law did not declare his personal dealings with her while he handled sensitive applications made by her companies, a court heard on Friday.
Wilson Fung Wing-yip, 55, never mentioned his personal relationship and dealings with his co-defendant Cheyenne Chan Ung-iok, 63, his former boss Sandra Birch Lee Suk-yee said.
Birch Lee, former permanent secretary for economic development and labour, oversaw her deputy Fung’s handling of aviation matters.
“I demand honesty from all of my colleagues,” she told the District Court. “Those involved at work should not have monetary transactions in private except when you’re talking about a few hundred dollars owed after a meal.”
But prosecutor Maggie Wong Pui-kei SC said: “We are talking about HK$510,000.”