Ex-Cathay employee gets 20 months’ jail for taking bribes in human smuggling case
Tsui Ying-kit, 45, pleads guilty to accepting at least HK$18,000 to help ineligible passengers check in for their flights
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Ex-Cathay employee gets 20 months’ jail for taking bribes in human smuggling case
Tsui Ying-kit, 45, pleads guilty to accepting at least HK$18,000 to help ineligible passengers check in for their flights
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