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TV talk-show host arrested by anti-corruption squad in Hong Kong
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 12 - 03 - 2010


A chat show host was among five people arrested
in raids by Hong Kong's anti-corruption squad, officials confirmed
Friday, according to dpa.
Stephen Chan Chi-wan, the flamboyant host of chat show Be My Guest
and also general manager of Television Broadcasts (TVB), was detained
along with four others late Thursday by officers of the Independent
Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
The five were held overnight for questioning, suspected of
siphoning off up to 10 million Hong Kong dollars (1.2 million US
dollars) from company production budgets.
TVB confirmed Stephen Chan was among the arrested, who also
included variety show producer Wilson Chin Kwok-wai, TVB's head of
business development Wilson Chan Wing-suen, and TVB actor Ning Jin.
The fifth person was the director of an advertising and production
company.
The Hong Kong Standard cited sources saying the allegations
against Stephen Chan, 51, centred around a company he controlled
that was contracted to arrange appearances for some of TVB's top
artists.
The artists are reported to have made appearances for free or at
very low cost while the company received higher payments on
their behalf and pocketed the difference, allowing it to make as much
as 10 million Hong Kong dollars over a period of time.
A ICAC spokesperson confirmed the arrest of five people,
including four from the TVB channel, but refused to disclose further
details.
"The management of the television company has rendered full
co-operation to the ICAC during the investigation. Inquiries are
continuing," the spokesman said.
A TVB spokeswoman identified the four involved from the company
and confirmed they had been suspended from duty with immediate effect
"pending further development." Chan's show has also been suspended.


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