September 27, 2016
A mainland businessman who attempted to bribe an HSBC assistant manager with a bottle of Chanel perfume to facilitate his bank account application was jailed for six months on Tuesday.
Principal magistrate Peter Law Tak-chuen said in sentencing Chen Zhengxi that all violations of integrity are serious offences that cannot be punished lightly or it would bring darkness to society.
“Bribing a financial institution is different from bribing an ordinary commercial institution because Hong Kong is a financial city,” he said. “Any behaviour that goes wrong in this area, particularly one that involves corrupting a financial institution, would affect Hong Kong’s reputation. This has to be reflected in sentencing.”