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20 people were arrested on Friday by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC) on suspicion of retrieving their Mandatory Provident Fund contributions earlier by giving fake documents and declarations.
The incident was uncovered after the reports that some residents who migrated to the United Kingdom on British Nationale Overseas (BNO) passports were arrested during the summer when they visited Hong Kong.
In the investigation, ICAC reported that there are some of the MPF staff allegedly accepted bribes. Among them was said to be an Insurance agent who happened to be a leader pocketing thousands to tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. They were said to be assisting MPF scheme members to make false claims to migrate to mainland China and make early withdrawals of their funds.
"They falsely represented to the MPF trustee that the MPF scheme members concerned would permanently leave Hong Kong to reside in the mainland," the ICAC said in an interview.
"Such applications involved the use of false documents including statutory declarations and proofs of employment or residence in the mainland."
The Hong Kong anti-corruption watchdog said more than 10 MPF scheme employees have been arrested and released on bail, ICAC said.
Moreover, ICAC said the investigation is ongoing about the case and no further comment will be made.
廉務逮捕20人 因出示虛假文件索領早前強積金
廉政公署週五逮捕20人，涉嫌以虛假文件及聲明取回強積金供款。
有報導稱，一些持英國國民海外護照（BNO）移居英國的居民在今年夏天訪問香港時被捕，事件才得以曝光。
廉署在調查中通報，有部分強積金員工涉嫌收受賄賂。 據說其中有一名保險代理人，恰好是一名領導，收入數千至數萬港元。 據稱，他們協助強積金計畫成員虛假聲稱移居中國內地並提前提取資金。
廉政公署在接受采訪時表示： “他們向強積金受託人謊稱，有關強積金計劃成員將永久離開香港定居內地。”
“此類申請涉及使用虛假文件，包括法定聲明以及在內地就業或居住的證明。”
迄今被捕的其他人包括十多名強積金計畫成員。 他們均已獲廉署保釋。
此外，廉政公署表示，案件仍在調查中，不會發表進一步評論。
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