Ex-Cathay employee gets 20 months’ jail for taking bribes in human smuggling case

South China Morning PostIndependentCenter5 hr. ago

A former Cathay Pacific employee, Tsui Ying-kit, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes to facilitate human smuggling operations over 17 years ago. Tsui, who had fled after jumping bail in 2009, surrendered in 2023 and pleaded guilty to four counts related to conspiring to accept bribes. The Independent Commission Against Corruption investigated the case, arresting Tsui along with two other Cathay employees and two individuals who assisted in the smuggling by helping mainland Chinese travelers bypass airport security. Prosecutors stated that Tsui used Cathay's internal systems to assist the smuggling operation, receiving at least HK$18,000 in bribes and sharing up to HK$2,000 with his colleagues for their involvement.

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