Hong Kong couple charged over alleged HK$6 million Covid financing fraud
Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon Chuk-hung and his wife have been charged with allegedly defrauding a government business-financing scheme of HK$6 million during the Covid-19 pandemic. The South China Morning Post said both were released on bail and are due at Kowloon Court.
Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon Chuk-hung and his wife have been charged over an alleged HK$6 million fraud involving a government financing scheme for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, the South China Morning Post reported. The couple face charges of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering, according to a source cited by the newspaper. Poon is 56 and his wife is 54.
Both defendants are out on bail and are expected to appear at Kowloon Court on Monday, the report said. Poon is identified as a director of mask manufacturer Lockill. The supplied material does not detail the alleged method of the fraud, the specific financing programme involved or the conditions of bail.
It also does not include a response from either defendant or information about the prosecution’s evidence.
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