Anti-corruption agency arrests 4 Hong Kong Airport Authority managers on suspicion of taking bribes related to third runway
- Independent Commission Against Corruption arrests 30 people in connection with bribes for awarding contracts
- Senior managers, accused of receiving bribes of cash, luxury watches, fine wines, and gold coins, were on short-term contracts
Four senior Hong Kong Airport Authority managers were among 30 people arrested by the city’s anti-corruption agency for allegedly receiving bribes of cash, luxury watches, fine wines and gold coins for awarding contracts related to the third runway mega project.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Thursday said the four authority staff members arrested were a general manager, a principal manager, a senior manager and a senior project inspector employed by the authority for the development of its three-runway system.
The rest were mainly staff members from main contractors and subcontractors.
According to the ICAC, bribe payments totalling a few million dollars were deposited into the bank accounts of the principal manager in recent years. It was also alleged that his family members had assisted in depositing some of the payments.
An ICAC spokesman said on Thursday that inquiries also revealed that the four senior staff were treated to meals in restaurants, evenings at night clubs and other entertainment establishments by representatives of the relevant main contractors and subcontractors.
During the operation, code-named Blizzard, ICAC officers searched the homes and offices of the suspects and some of the alleged bribes were seized.
These included cash, luxury watches, fine wines and gold coins, of which the exact worth was not disclosed by the ICAC.
