Hong Kong’s Security Bureau allocates HK$1 million in emergency funds to help Christian charity involved in alleged HK$50 million fraud
- Christian Zheng Sheng College did not have enough funds to care for teachers and students after founder, principal allegedly stole HK$50 million in donations, bureau says
- ‘We appeal to them not to put their selfishness above the welfare of teachers and students of Zheng Sheng College,’ it adds
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has provided HK$1 million (US$128,000) in emergency funds to a scandal-hit boarding school to help students as they prepare for their public exams.
The bureau said on Thursday the funds were needed to support teachers and students at Christian Zheng Sheng College, whose non-profit parent organisation is alleged to be involved in an HK$50 million fraud.
It added the welfare of the college’s teachers and students remained a top priority and condemned the organisation’s founder and the school’s principal, who are still at large.
The bureau allocated the funds from the Beat Drugs Fund to meet the urgent needs of the school, as well as ensure that the alleged acts of the wanted people did not affect its operations.
The bureau said fugitive Lam Hay-sing, founder of the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, had yet to transfer the necessary funds to the college’s bank account, despite the government’s repeated requests.
Lam, along with principal Alman Chan Siu-cheuk and association director Chan Yau-chi, has been accused of stealing HK$50 million in donations raised to support the institution.