Former Cathay Pacific employee sentenced to 20 months for bribery and smuggling
A former Cathay Pacific customer service officer has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes to facilitate human smuggling. The defendant had been a fugitive for 15 years after jumping bail in 2009.
Tsui Ying-kit, a 45-year-old former customer services officer for Cathay Pacific, was sentenced to one year and eight months in jail at Tsuen Wan Court this week. Tsui pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages. The charges stem from events occurring 17 years ago, during which Tsui accepted at least HK$18,000 (US$2,295) in bribes to assist mainland Chinese travelers in being smuggled overseas.
The case involves a significant delay in justice, as Tsui had been on the run since 2009. After jumping bail in October of that year, he remained a fugitive for over a decade before recently returning to face the charges. The court proceedings concluded with the guilty plea and the subsequent sentencing, marking the end of a long-standing legal matter involving the airline’s internal security and immigration protocols from the late 2000s.
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Reported the sentencing as a straightforward legal update regarding a long-running fugitive case.
"on the run since jumping bail"
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- ·The specific method or route used for the smuggling was not detailed.
- ·The circumstances surrounding the defendant's return to Hong Kong after 15 years were not explained.
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