Police officer was sentenced to six and half years in jail for mortgage fraud

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A Hong Kong police officer was sentenced to six and half years in jail on Friday as he was found guilty of mortgage fraud that involved over HK$26 million earlier this year.

Harbour Chan, the Superintendent officer was convicted in April of two counts of fraud that linked to two mortgage applications made in 2019 involving a luxury house in Tai Po and a flat in Tung Chung.

In mitigation, Chan's lawyer requested the court to consider an appropriate reduction in sentence given that the defendant grew up in a less privileged family and his enthusiasm for participating in public welfare activities.

Deputy District Judge Edward Wong said the sentencing starting points for the two charges were set at six and a half years and three and a half years.

Taking into consideration the defendant's good personal background and special social contributions, a discretionary reduction in sentence was granted, resulting in a sentence of six and a half years.

警察因抵押貸款詐欺被判處六年半監禁

週五，一名香港警察因涉嫌按揭詐欺罪被判處六年半監禁，涉案金額超過 2,600 萬港元。

警司陳港於 4 月被定罪兩項欺詐罪名，這些罪名與 2019 年提出的兩份按揭申請有關，涉及大埔的一套豪宅和東湧的一套公寓。

為減刑，陳律師請求法院考慮被告成長於貧困家庭且熱心參與公益活動，適當減刑。

副地區法官愛德華·黃表示，兩項指控的量刑起點分別為六年半和三年半。

考慮到被告良好的個人背景和特殊的社會貢獻，酌情減刑，判處有期徒刑六年半。