Eight charged for using false licences to apply for direct issuance of HK driving licences

Eight men were charged by the ICAC on Wednesday (Nov 19) for allegedly deceiving the Transport Department (TD) into directly issuing Hong Kong driving licences to them without taking local driving tests by making false representations that they were holders of driving licences issued by a recognised country.

Ibrahim Muhammad, Khan Usman, Khan Mushed, Singh Dawinder Dip, Falaq-sher, Ong Jomari Perfinan, Ahmed Waseem and Basmer Hatim Hassan Awadh -- aged between 21 and 47 -- were each charged in a separate case with one count of conspiracy to defraud.

They were said to have conspired with other persons between May 2022 and August 2023 to defraud the TD by submitting false Pakistani driving licences and relevant supporting documents to obtain Hong Kong Full Driving Licences through the direct issue arrangement.

It was revealed in the ICAC investigation that the eight defendants in fact did not have any driving licence issued by any Pakistani authority.

The eight defendants were released on ICAC bail, pending their appearance at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts on Friday (Nov 21) for plea.