On October 7, the ICAC charged four individuals, including a former senior supervisor of PARKnSHOP and three casual workers, with conspiring to defraud the supermarket chain of over $3.2 million in wages over two years by creating false attendance records for non-existent employees, referred to as “ghost workers.” The defendants—Lau Kin-pong, Tai Kin-man, Wong Wai-fung, and Wong Pak-kan—are accused of working together to mislead PARKnSHOP into believing these workers had been present at a distribution center, resulting in significant wage payments. They allegedly used a rented office and a clocking machine to fabricate attendance records. The case is set for mention at Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on October 9, with plans for prosecution to transfer it to the District Court.
Resources: https://www.icac.org.hk/en/p/press/index_id_1978.html
