t’s “business as usual” at Wilson Parking despite director and shareholder Raymond Kwok’s reported arrest on suspicions of corruption and bribery.
Last week Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption detained and later released Mr Kwok and his brother Thomas, amid what has been described as the city’s highest-profile corruption inquiry on record.
The brothers co-chair the Kwok family-owned Sun Hung Kai Properties, the biggest real estate developer in Asia. Government official Rafael Hui, a former chief secretary, was also brought in for questioning.
No charges have been filed against the Kwoks although the inquiry is continuing.
The Kwok family also owns Wilson Parking Holdings, ultimate owner of Wilson Parking NZ, this country’s biggest car parking operation.
Wilson NZ director John Carter said the allegations leveled at Raymond Kwok had no relevance to Wilson Parking’s New Zealand unit.
“First of all, they are only allegations,” he said.
“[Raymond Kwok] takes no part at all in the Wilson Parking operations down here. Wilson Parking for him is a very minor play.
“It’s business as usual and Raymond never gets involved in operational stuff here.”
Wilson Parking has a reputation among some customers for its perceived usurious prices.
In 2010 the company made Consumer New Zealand’s “GST Wall of Shame” for companies that appeared to increase prices while consumers were distracted by the GST change.
In New Zealand it operates more than 100 car parks in office towers, shopping centres, development sites, airports, hospitals and councils.
According to the Forbes rich list, the Kwok brothers are worth $US18.3 billion.
The ICAC said the arrests were made on allegations of offences under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and misconduct in public office.
发表于 2013-6-24 15:13:56
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