Hong Kong police sergeant borrowed HK$129,000 from colleagues claiming he needed cash to cure his sister's cancer, court hears
A police sergeant borrowed loans of more than HK$129,000 from his subordinates, claiming he needed money to cure his sister’s cancer and support his daughter’s overseas studies, a court heard.
A police sergeant borrowed more than HK$129,000 from his subordinates, claiming he needed the money to cure his sister's cancer and support his daughter's overseas studies, a court heard yesterday.
Yau Chun-kit, 40, pleaded guilty at Eastern Court to one count of fraud and nine counts of a prescribed officer soliciting and accepting advantages.
Deputy magistrate Winston Leung Wing-chung said the offences involved a breach of trust as Yau had taken loans from his subordinates. "You compromised the integrity of the police force and the civil service. In a case like this, a custodial sentence is almost inevitable," he told the sergeant.
Leung said there was no clear evidence of how Yau used the money he borrowed.
Whether Yau used it for "betting, supporting the overseas studies of your daughter or paying medical expenses of your immediate family," Leung told Yau to explain the real reason to his probation officer.
Leung called for a background report to help determine an appropriate sentence.
