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Chinese firm and director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong bottled water scandal

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A mainland Chinese company, Xin Ding Xin Trade, and its director, Lui Tsz-chung, have pleaded guilty to fraud in Hong Kong. They admitted to submitting altered water quality test certificates to secure a HK$52.9 million contract to supply bottled water to government offices. The fraud was uncovered when civil servants raised concerns about the quality of the XinLe-brand water supplied by the company. AI

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Chinese firm and director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong bottled water scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    Chinese firm and director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong bottled water scandal

    A mainland Chinese company and its director have pleaded guilty to fraud after submitting falsified certificates to win a HK$52.9 million (US$6.78 million) contract to supply drinking water to civil servants in Hong Kong. The high-profile procurement scandal came to light in Augu…

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