CityU professor gets 4½ months in prison for offering HK$1,000 bribe to agent
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City University professor Du Du, an associate professor in economics and finance, was sentenced to 4½ months in prison for offering a HK$1,000 bribe to a Hong Kong property agent in November 2022. The bribe was offered to Midland Realty agent Sammi Chung Fong-chau to avoid paying HK$16,000 for breaching a tenancy agreement for a flat in Tai Wai. Du, a mainland Chinese academic, claimed the situation arose from cultural differences, suggesting such matters could be settled privately on the mainland. The magistrate dismissed this claim, and Du was granted bail to appeal his conviction for offering an advantage. He told investigators the money was intended as compensation for the agent's expenses.
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AI-ExtractedDu described procedures in Hong Kong as “so rigid and methodical”.
Du signed a provisional tenancy agreement on November 6, 2022, to rent a flat at the Peak One residential complex.
Du claimed the situation arose from “cultural differences”.
Du Du offered HK$1,000 to a property agent to avoid paying HK$16,000 for breaching a tenancy agreement.
A CityU professor was sentenced to 4½ months in prison for offering a HK$1,000 bribe.
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