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Fiona Chow

A Hong Kong chef has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for an escape from police custody after he swapped identities with another inmate who had been given bail.
The District Court on Wednesday heard that Chan Shu-wa, 38, and accomplice Lam King-ho, 26, met in a detention cell in West Kowloon Court after they attended separate hearing on April 10 last year.
Chan was denied bail, but Lam was granted release.
The prosecution summary of facts said Chan swapped his identification document and wristbands that had Lam’s inmate number on them before he was passed on to four officers.
None of the officers noticed that Chan’s face did not match Lam’s identity card.
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Lam, who had been charged with assault, was promised a reward of HK$20,000 (US$2,556) but never got the cash.
Judge Lily Wong Sze-lai slammed the duo for committing a series of serious offences to execute their plan, which had disrupted the course of justice.
“If their plan had succeeded, it would have completely undermined the public’s confidence in our judicial justice,” she said.
The court heard that Chan was arrested during a stop and search on the streets four days after his escape.
He said he staged the escape to collect CCTV footage that could prove his innocence in a drug trafficking case he was involved in.
Hong Kong court escape: suspect promised detainee HK$20,000 to switch wristbands
Another officer discovered Lam in the cell about 15 minutes after Chan was released from custody.
Lam told the officer that he had exchanged his identification document with another inmate, who promised to give him HK$20,000.
The two pleaded guilty to a joint charge of perverting the course of justice.
Chan also admitted the escape from a prison cell and possession of forged identity documents.
Lam also pleaded guilty to the identity switch.
Wong said Lam’s culpability should be considered in a different light as he only assisted Chan.
But she added that Lam must have known that Chan would use his identification document for illegal purposes.
She sentenced Lam to two years in jail for both charges.


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Chef Chan Shu-wa promised Lam King-ho HK$20,000 in exchange for his identity card, wristbands
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Chef Chan Shu-wa promised Lam King-ho HK$20,000 in exchange for his identity card, wristbands Judge Lilly Wong jailed Chan after he pleaded guilty to offences of fleeing prison cell, possessing forged identity

Chef Chan Shu-wa promised Lam King-ho HK$20,000 in exchange for his identity card, wristbands

Judge Lilly Wong jailed Chan after he pleaded guilty to offences of fleeing prison cell, possessing forged identity