Hong Kong ICAC charges former bank employee and intermediary over alleged account-opening bribes

Hong Kong’s ICAC charged former HSBC senior universal banker Chan Chun-hei and intermediary Zhang Ling with allegedly conspiring to accept bribes totalling more than RMB13,000 for assisting clients referred by Zhang and her associates to open HSBC accounts. Chan also faces a charge of allegedly offering a bribe to a colleague, whose offer was rejected, according to the ICAC.

The defendants were released on ICAC bail and were due to appear at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts for plea on 6 October 2025. The charges are allegations; the source does not report pleas, convictions, settlements or final findings.