Two former cleaning firm executives charged over HK$75 million bribes in vehicle deals
Hong Kong's anti-graft agency charged two former senior executives of Johnson Group, alleging they received over HK$75 million in bribes linked to cleaning vehicle procurement and maintenance services. The case appeared in court on 2 November.
Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has charged two former senior executives of a cleaning company, alleging they received bribes totalling more than HK$75 million in connection with the procurement of cleaning vehicles and related maintenance services.
The two defendants appeared before the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court on Monday (2 November). They face one count of conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage, contrary to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and the Crimes Ordinance.
The accused are a 54-year-old former director of Johnson Group Limited and former chief executive officer of the parent company, and a 57-year-old former general manager of Johnson Group. At the time of the alleged offences, the 54-year-old defendant was responsible for overseeing the company's operations, including subcontracts, purchase orders and disbursements, and directly supervised the 57-year-old defendant.
Between November 2024 and January this year, Johnson Group purchased multiple batches of cleaning vehicles from a supplier and regularly used the supplier's vehicle maintenance services, with total costs exceeding HK$160 million. The charge alleges the two men conspired to accept bribes totalling more than HK$75 million from the supplier's owner and others as a reward for giving favourable treatment to the supplier.
ICAC said it is continuing its corruption investigation and does not rule out further charges.
