A former customer services officer with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has been jailed for one year and eight months for accepting at least HK$18,000 (US$2,295) in bribes to help smuggle mainland Chinese travellers overseas 17 years ago.Tsui Ying-kit, 45, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages at Tsuen Wan Court, which now handles District Court cases.The defendant had been on the run since jumping bail in October 2009, before returning from mainland China to surrender in July last year.
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WED · 2026-07-29 · 06:32 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0729-97050
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Ex-Cathay employee gets 20 months’ jail for taking bribes in human smuggling case
A former Cathay Pacific customer services officer, Tsui Ying-kit, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-29 · 06:32 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A former Cathay Pacific customer services officer, Tsui Ying-kit, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages. The offenses occurred 17 years ago when Tsui accepted at least HK$18,000 (US$2,295) to assist in smuggling mainland Chinese travelers overseas. Tsui had been a fugitive since October 2009 after jumping bail, but returned from mainland China to surrender in July of the previous year. The case was heard at Tsuen Wan Court.
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Tsui Ying-kit had been on the run since October 2009 after jumping bail and surrendered in July last year.
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The defendant, Tsui Ying-kit, pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiracy for an agent to accept advantages.
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The bribery occurred 17 years ago to help smuggle mainland Chinese travelers overseas.
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The officer accepted at least HK$18,000 (US$2,295) in bribes.
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A former Cathay Pacific customer services officer was jailed for 20 months for accepting bribes to help smuggle travelers.
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