A 27-year-old mainland woman with a two-way exit permit was granted bail on Thursday after being accused of laundering HK$50,000 in fraudulent donations linked to a scam targeting fundraising efforts for victims of the deadly Tai Po fire.
Police said the woman had allegedly lent her bank account to receive illicit donations. The case is part of a wider scam in which suspects impersonated local welfare organizations to solicit over HK$1 million from the public.
The defendant, who is unemployed, was charged with dealing with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offense.
She appeared before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts but has no case to answer at this stage, pending further police investigations, including examination of banking documents.
Principal Magistrate David Cheung Chi-wai adjourned the case to February 4 next year.
The woman was released on HK$150,000 cash bail and ordered not to leave Hong Kong. She must surrender all travel documents, reside at her declared address, and report to a police station daily.
