Former chairperson of Shanghai Merchants Holding's, awaiting trial in connection with suspected share manipulation, faces an additional charge of perverting the course of justice by seeking to interfere with a prosecution witness, Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC) said Monday.

Mo Yuk-ping, 43, appeared in Eastern Magistracy Monday to face a count of doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of justice.

Magistrate Ian Candy adjourned the case until June 28, pending transfer to the District Court. The defendant was granted 10,000 HK dollars bail (1,282 US dollars).

Between July 1 and Nov. 6, 2003, Mo allegedly sought to have a person induce another to make a false statement to the ICAC.

Meanwhile, a former Citybus cleaning inspector admitted at the District Court Monday he accepted over 220,000 HK dollars (28,205 US dollars) in bribes in relation to work performed by subcontractors.

Wong Chi-kwong, 46, and co-defendant Lok How-chuen, 47, a former subcontractor, admitted a joint charge of conspiracy for a public servant to accept advantages. Wong further admitted another similar offense.

Deputy Judge Henry Mierczak adjourned sentencing to July 5, remanding the defendants in custody.

Source: Xinhua