Published: 5:52pm, 5 Feb 2025Updated: 5:56pm, 5 Feb 2025
Two former project managers of ATAL Engineering, a company founded by the husband of Hong Kong’s ex-justice secretary Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, have been charged for allegedly committing fraud linked to HK$6.3 million (US$808,820) in maintenance orders for sewage treatment facilities.
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The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Wednesday that Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, were charged the day before with multiple counts of fraud under the Theft Ordinance.
They have been released on bail and are scheduled to appear in Eastern Court on Thursday.
Founded in 1977 by Otto Poon Lok-to, husband of former justice secretary Cheng, the firm continues to list him as “founder and executive director” on its website. Headquartered and listed in Hong Kong, ATAL maintains offices in mainland Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai as well as Essex, England.
ATAL had been contracted by the Drainage Services Department to operate and maintain sewage treatment facilities across various districts in Hong Kong, according to the ICAC.
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