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Back|Ex-Cyberport department head, 5 others, charged over HK$20 million tech subsidy fraud
Ex-Cyberport department head, 5 others, charged over HK$20 million tech subsidy fraud
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SCMP Economy·1 hour ago·Crime·1 min read·🇨🇳China

Ex-Cyberport department head, 5 others, charged over HK$20 million tech subsidy fraud

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Alice So Nga-lai, 59, former head of entrepreneurship at Hong Kong's Cyberport, was granted bail after being charged with accepting bribes including flight tickets, handbags, tote bags, a coin purse and a mobile phone from Viola Lam Yuen-lee, director of Find Solution AI Limited, to secure HK$20 million in government subsidies for the AI start-up.

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A former department head of Hong Kong’s fintech hub Cyberport has been granted bail after being charged with accepting bribes to help an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up secure HK$20 million in funding from a government-subsidised programme.

Alice So Nga-lai, 59, former head of entrepreneurship of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company, was accused of receiving advantages such as flight tickets, one handbag, two tote bags, one coin purse and a mobile phone between October 2023 and December 2025.

On Monday, she appeared at Eastern Court to face a count of a public servant accepting advantages. The charge was filed by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

The corruption watchdog alleged that Viola Lam Yuen-lee, 39, director and shareholder of Find Solution AI Limited, offered the gifts to So as a reward for giving the company preferential treatment in its application for subsidies under the Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme.

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  • The Independent Commission Against Corruption will continue its investigation into the alleged bribery scheme

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • Alice So Nga-lai will face trial for the public servant accepting advantages charge

    Likely · Within months

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  • ?What specific advantages did Alice So Nga-lai receive beyond the listed items?
  • ?Whether Find Solution AI Limited ultimately received the HK$20 million in funding
  • ?If any other individuals or organizations were involved in the alleged scheme

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Alice So Nga-lai, 59, former head of entrepreneurship at Hong Kong's Cyberport, was granted bail after being charged with accepting bribes including flight tickets, handbags, tote bags, a coin purse and a mobile phone from Viola Lam Yuen-lee, director of Find Solution AI Limited, to secure HK$20 million in government subsidies for the AI start-up.

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