HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY (THE) 香港房屋委員會
Ex-civil servant & husband jailed for HK$4.9m housing allowance fraud
ICAC, 15-Jan-2020
Why does the Government pay more to those who rent a home than to those who don't? In the private sector, people get what their skills are worth, no more, no less. Mr Luk was worth what his employer paid him. If he had received it as salary rather than housing allowance then his wife would have been in the clear, but he probably wanted the weird HK tax break in which housing is only assessed as 10% of cash pay, regardless of value. That should be scrapped.
ICAC, 15-Jan-2020
Why does the Government pay more to those who rent a home than to those who don't? In the private sector, people get what their skills are worth, no more, no less. Mr Luk was worth what his employer paid him. If he had received it as salary rather than housing allowance then his wife would have been in the clear, but he probably wanted the weird HK tax break in which housing is only assessed as 10% of cash pay, regardless of value. That should be scrapped.
Ex-Estate Surveyor of HD and husband guilty of HK$4.9m housing allowance fraud
ICAC, 7-Jan-2020
Once again, the real question is why the Government pays different amounts to employees with the same skills and experience based on whether they rent a flat and whether their spouse has a housing allowance from his/her employer.
ICAC, 7-Jan-2020
Once again, the real question is why the Government pays different amounts to employees with the same skills and experience based on whether they rent a flat and whether their spouse has a housing allowance from his/her employer.
Trio charged with fraud and forgery over HOS flat purchase
ICAC, 20-Dec-2018
A married couple allegedly understated their combined income by using a fake job for the wife from the 3rd defendant, thereby qualifying for the Government's discounted home ownership scheme.
ICAC, 20-Dec-2018
A married couple allegedly understated their combined income by using a fake job for the wife from the 3rd defendant, thereby qualifying for the Government's discounted home ownership scheme.
Housing Department surveyor and husband charged with HK$4.8m housing allowances fraud
ICAC, 11-Jul-2018
Once again, the real question is why the Government pays different amounts to employees with the same skills and experience based on whether they are married and whether their spouse has a housing allowance from his/her employer.
ICAC, 11-Jul-2018
Once again, the real question is why the Government pays different amounts to employees with the same skills and experience based on whether they are married and whether their spouse has a housing allowance from his/her employer.
HK Government invasion of the housing market
HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam has ended her first year with a new set of interventions, building on the crumbling foundations of her predecessors. It's time for a major policy rethink. A government's role is to ensure that people have a home, not that they own one. And the government doesn't need to own homes either. (2-Jul-2018)
HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam has ended her first year with a new set of interventions, building on the crumbling foundations of her predecessors. It's time for a major policy rethink. A government's role is to ensure that people have a home, not that they own one. And the government doesn't need to own homes either. (2-Jul-2018)
Ex-security guard jailed for being in 1 Country, 2 Systems simultaneously
ICAC, 19-Oct-2017
Mr Yim Yiu Chuen signed in to work in HK and then went off to the mainland on 60 occasions during his working hours. His successor Li Pak Ho is accused of doing a similar thing. They were supposed to be checking for unauthorised canines at public housing estates. Perhaps they went to see a man about a dog.
ICAC, 19-Oct-2017
Mr Yim Yiu Chuen signed in to work in HK and then went off to the mainland on 60 occasions during his working hours. His successor Li Pak Ho is accused of doing a similar thing. They were supposed to be checking for unauthorised canines at public housing estates. Perhaps they went to see a man about a dog.
9 months’ jail for bribery and fraud over employment of bar benders
ICAC, 23-Nov-2016
The Housing Authority contractor was paying H$1930 per day for a bar bender, but the worker was apparently willing to work for only HK$1330 per day net of kickback.
ICAC, 23-Nov-2016
The Housing Authority contractor was paying H$1930 per day for a bar bender, but the worker was apparently willing to work for only HK$1330 per day net of kickback.
Family of 4 in court over public rental housing units fraud
ICAC, 22-Oct-2016
Allegedly: Mum & Dad bought their Public Rental Housing unit under the Tenant Purchase Scheme, then leased it out without paying land premium, while the kids pretended to live with Granny to get a PRH flat under the Families with Elderly Persons Priority Scheme, while Granny was actually in a care home.
ICAC, 22-Oct-2016
Allegedly: Mum & Dad bought their Public Rental Housing unit under the Tenant Purchase Scheme, then leased it out without paying land premium, while the kids pretended to live with Granny to get a PRH flat under the Families with Elderly Persons Priority Scheme, while Granny was actually in a care home.
Computer and Technologies Solutions Ltd v Man Wai Tung
HK Court of First Instance, 30-Apr-2015
The subsidiary of C&T (0046) wins HK$1.8m in damages against a man involved in the revamp of the Housing Authority's web site. Webb-site founder David Webb holds over 5% of C&T.
HK Court of First Instance, 30-Apr-2015
The subsidiary of C&T (0046) wins HK$1.8m in damages against a man involved in the revamp of the Housing Authority's web site. Webb-site founder David Webb holds over 5% of C&T.
The Post Office Investment Fund
Following yesterday's Audit Commission report on Hongkong Post, we look at the potential closure of rural post offices, removal of its mail monopoly and universal service obligation, and its cash-rich balance sheet and prime property. We also discuss the Government's tendency to stash pots of money away in different bodies rather than pass recurrent spending through the budget and the Legislative Council and manage its liquid funds centrally. (22-Apr-2010)
Following yesterday's Audit Commission report on Hongkong Post, we look at the potential closure of rural post offices, removal of its mail monopoly and universal service obligation, and its cash-rich balance sheet and prime property. We also discuss the Government's tendency to stash pots of money away in different bodies rather than pass recurrent spending through the budget and the Legislative Council and manage its liquid funds centrally. (22-Apr-2010)
Cooked auctions in HK
A Court of Appeal judgment overturns fraud convictions for bid-rigging for cooked food stalls at Tai Po Hui Market and makes clear that bid-rigging is perfectly legal. We call for the proposed competition law to make bid-rigging, price-fixing and other anti-competitive behaviour criminal offences. Civil tribunals won't cut it, not least because they cannot fine humans. In the meantime, the Government should include no-rigging warranties as a requirement for all tenders, so that they can prosecute for fraud. (8-Apr-2010)
A Court of Appeal judgment overturns fraud convictions for bid-rigging for cooked food stalls at Tai Po Hui Market and makes clear that bid-rigging is perfectly legal. We call for the proposed competition law to make bid-rigging, price-fixing and other anti-competitive behaviour criminal offences. Civil tribunals won't cut it, not least because they cannot fine humans. In the meantime, the Government should include no-rigging warranties as a requirement for all tenders, so that they can prosecute for fraud. (8-Apr-2010)
Company director admits bribery and false accounting over HA building projects
ICAC, 22-Jun-2009
Comment: this is a perfect example of one of Hong Kong's cartels - the tender-rigging in itself was not illegal, because we don't have a competition law.
ICAC, 22-Jun-2009
Comment: this is a perfect example of one of Hong Kong's cartels - the tender-rigging in itself was not illegal, because we don't have a competition law.
Trio guilty of bribery and false accounting over Housing Authority building projects
ICAC, 5-Dec-2008
ICAC, 5-Dec-2008
Average selling prices for surplus HOS flats under Phase 4 and other sales arrangements approved
HK Government, 1-Aug-2008
HK Government, 1-Aug-2008
Selling prices and income and asset limits approved for Phase 3 surplus HOS flats
HK Government, 31-Jan-2008
HK Government, 31-Jan-2008
Shum Chiu, Wong Hung Ki, Yu Chi Wai & Ann Wong Tin Sum v Secretary for Justice
HK Court of Final Appeal, 19-Sep-2007
HK Court of Final Appeal, 19-Sep-2007
Secretary for Justice v Shum Chiu, Wong Hung Ki, Yu Chi Wai & Ann Wong Tin Sum
HK Court of Appeal, 21-Dec-2006
HK Court of Appeal, 21-Dec-2006
Secretary for Justice v Shum Chiu, Wong Hung Ki, Yu Chi Wai & Ann Wong Tin Sum
HK Court of First Instance, 22-Dec-2005
HK Court of First Instance, 22-Dec-2005
Government "recommends" to HA suspension of HOS indefinitely, termination of PSPS, halting TPS
HK Government, 13-Nov-2002
HK Government, 13-Nov-2002
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