Top officials may testify against former minister
Senior civil servants in list of witnesses for case that alleges ex-development chief and assistant highways director were involved in rent scam
At least two senior government officials may testify against former development minister Mak Chai-kwong and assistant highways director Tsang King-man over alleged cheating of government housing allowances.
Mak, 62, and Tsang, 57, entered no plea in Eastern Court yesterday. They face a joint charge of conspiracy to defraud the government of HK$700,000 in the 1980s.
Mak also faces two counts, and Tsang three, of using documents with intent to deceive the government.
Their case will be transferred to the District Court on November 6.
The prosecution has listed 45 witnesses, according to court documents.
These include Lui Kin-fun, a principal assistant secretary of the Civil Service Bureau, and Law Fung-ping, an assistant commissioner of the Transport Department. Law took a master's degree course with Mak and Tsang.
Other public servants include Lam Kuen, an assistant secretary (information technology) of the Development Bureau; Yim Tak-yiu, a senior engineer at the Highways Department, and a clerk at the Transport Department.
