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Hong Kong ex-regulator manager charged over unauthorised access to files
The ICAC alleges the former SFC staffer conducted 12 unauthorised searches on internal systems between December 2020 and December 2024.
Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has charged Tong Ka-lei, 39, a former financial regulator manager, over alleged unauthorised access to confidential case files and licensee data, according to the SCMP Economy.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption said Tong faces 12 counts of obtaining access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain for herself or another, a breach of Hong Kong’s Crimes Ordinance.
The alleged activity, ICAC said, took place between December 2020 and December 2024, when Tong allegedly carried out 12 unauthorised searches on the regulator’s internal systems.
At the time, Tong was assigned to the Securities and Futures Commission’s corporate misconduct team, where her duties involved investigating suspected fraud among Hong Kong-listed companies.