Kalok Engineering owner Ng Kai-on and the company’s former project manager Liu Wai-lun pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges at the District Court on September 7, 2026, in a case linked to Hong Kong International Airport’s third-runway project.
Ng admitted five charges: two counts of conspiracy to cause a public servant to accept an advantage and three counts of offering an advantage to an agent. Liu admitted two charges, comprising one count of conspiracy to cause a public servant to accept an advantage and one count of offering an advantage to an agent.
Yin Kwok-keung, the Airport Authority’s former general manager, denied one count of conspiracy to cause a public servant to accept an advantage. He is to stand trial.
The reported allegations involve providing advantages to senior Airport Authority personnel and people connected with the main contractor for the third-runway reclamation project, allegedly to help Kalok Engineering obtain subcontracting contracts. The reported period was from 2018 to 2022. Ng and Liu have admitted their charges, while the allegations involving Yin remain to be determined at trial.
Reports differ on the alleged amount involved. i-CABLE News reported about HK$6 million and said some of the money was allegedly used to pay expenses connected with Yin’s purchase of a property in Zhuhai. Star Headline reported that the alleged bribes exceeded HK$5 million and said Liu was involved in providing HK$200,000. These details are reported allegations rather than findings of fact in this draft.
The two defendants who pleaded guilty were granted bail. The reports also differ on the next procedural step: i-CABLE News said the case was adjourned until January for closing submissions, while Star Headline reported that it would continue the following day and that Ng and Liu were to be sentenced on March 5. The final timetable requires confirmation.