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Public housing tenant convicted by court for false statement
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     A spokesman for the Housing Department (HD) today (January 4) said that the HD always spares no effort in combating abuses of public housing. Recently, a public rental housing (PRH) tenant, who concealed his ownership or possession of landed property, was convicted by the court for the offence of making a false statement knowingly.

     In this case, the tenant submitted to the HD in May 2017 an Assets Declaration Form on which he did not declare his ownership or possession of any landed property. In the subsequent investigation, the HD found that the tenant intentionally concealed the ownership or possession of landed property. The market value was estimated to be $11.7 million. Eventually, the tenant was prosecuted for making a false statement knowingly, contrary to Section 26(1)(a) of the Housing Ordinance. The case was heard in Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today. Having considered the gravity of the offence, the presiding magistrate ordered the defendant to pay a fine of $24,000 and imposed a sentence of imprisonment for two months, suspended for 24 months.

     The spokesman reminded all PRH tenants that making a false statement to the Hong Kong Housing Authority while furnishing any information is an offence, contrary to Section 26(1)(a) of the Housing Ordinance. The maximum penalty is a $50,000 fine and imprisonment for six months.
 
Ends/Thursday, January 4, 2018
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