The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) announced in a statement yesterday that it has busted a case involving a local supplier who paid monthly kickbacks to the head of an international courier company’s Macau branch to secure delivery contracts.
Meanwhile, the supplier also colluded with a management member of the courier company to falsely declare the number of delivery records to gain service fees by fraud, according to the statement.
After investigation, the supplier, between 2020 and 2025, offered the then person-in-charge of the courier service company no less than HK$20,000 (20,600 patacas) every month in kickbacks for being recommended during the bidding process, disclosing competitors’ bidding prices and assisting with the renewal of contracts, among others, the statement said, adding that during that period, the person-in-charge involved received bribes amounting to more than HK$1.1 million (1.13 million patacas) in total.
Moreover, the local supplier and his subordinate even colluded with a management member of the courier service company to defraud for a long period of time the company of service fees by falsely declaring the number of deliveries, the statement said.
The statement pointed out that the three individuals, in collusion, obtained more than five million patacas by fraud.
The four individuals involved allegedly committed the offences of bribe-giving and bribe-taking in the private sector, according to the Law on Prevention and Suppression of Bribery in the Private Sector, the statement.
The statement noted that the case has been referred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for further follow-up.
The CCAC statement reminded the public that offering and accepting kickbacks affects the fairness and integrity of the business environment.
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