Published: 2:17pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 2:36pm, 19 Aug 2025
A 61-year-old Hong Kong businessman has been remanded in custody after being charged with defrauding the government to secure a HK$52.9 million (US$6.8 million) contract for supplying drinking water to its offices.
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Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu acknowledged on Tuesday that there were “shortcomings” in the procurement deal and said a task force he chaired would meet this week for discussions.
Police escorted Lui Tsz-chung, who claims to be a businessman, to Eastern Court to face a charge of fraud.
His 57-year-old wife, Chan Pik-lam, also arrested over the weekend, was released on bail and required to report to police in mid-September.
The married couple was accused of submitting false claims through their company, Xin Din Xin Trade, with the intent of securing the HK$52.9 million water tender to supply bottled water to government offices on Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands.
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