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Anti-corruption watchdog charges ex-lecturer who allegedly solicited HK$20,000 bribe from student
A former part-time lecturer at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong has been charged by the city's anti-corruption watchdog over alleged bribery.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) charged Tony Ng Shui-ting, 68, with one count of agent accepting an advantage on Monday, according to a Tuesday ICAC press release.
'The charge alleges that on December 10, 2024, the defendant accepted HK$20,000 from a student for securing a passing grade for the student's final year project,' the ICAC said.
At the time, Ng was responsible for supervising final year projects for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering programme at the vocational college in Chai Wan.
'Promised to give a passing grade'
'The ICAC had received a corruption complaint alleging that the defendant, starting from November 2024, had told the student on various occasions that he would not give a passing grade to the student in regard of the final year project. The defendant subsequently solicited a bribe from the student and promised to give a passing grade to the student's final year project,' the press release said.
Those who are convicted of contravening section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance face a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment and a fine of HK$500,000.
Ng was released on bail and will appear at Eastern Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday.
