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Our case studies contain analysis and discussion points for users to better understand the legal provisions. They also provide suggestions on how to prevent corruption, fraud and malpractices.

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Unauthorized rebate from supplier
Trades/ Industries:
Mr Chow, one of the four shareholders of a chemical engineering company in Hong Kong, was in charge of procurement for its mainland factory. A Hong Kong supplier tried to secure orders from Mr Chow by presenting him expensive gift and offering him rebate.
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Profit-splitting
Trades/ Industries:
Daphne was responsible for recommending spare parts suppliers to her watch manufacturing company. A supplier suggested marking up the quotation price by 4% so that they could equally share the profits.
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Falsifying documents to mislead the principal constitutes an offence under the POBO
Trades/ Industries:
Tim was the director of a Hong Kong company and was stationed in its Mainland factory. He instructed a transportation company operator to inflate the service fees statement and used the falsified documents to mislead the principal.
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Leakage of confidential information to former colleague
Trades/ Industries:
An inspector in a government department copied records from the database of his department and sent them to his former colleague who owned a consultancy company for touting businesses.
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Partial prudence
Trades/ Industries:
Felix, a production manager, had two assistants, Gigi and Gordon. While Felix went easy on Gigi’s alleged forged overtime claims because she was a relative of the general manager, Felix treated Gordon more strictly.
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