Tse Sui Luen manager jailed over diamond thefts
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago4 MIN
Summary
A former procurement manager at Tse Sui Luen Jewellery has been sentenced by Hong Kong's High Court to 6 years and 8 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of theft involving more than HK$10 million worth of diamonds. The court heard that Mui Ka-fai (梅家輝), 63, abused his role to obtain diamonds from three suppliers, then resold them and used the proceeds for gambling.
Key Points
- Mui Ka-fai, who had worked for Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Ltd for 36 years, admitted three theft charges at the High Court
- The offences covered April 2023 to February 2024 and involved 2,557.35 carats of diamonds taken in 31 transactions.
- The case involved three suppliers, with losses exceeding HK$10 million after the diamonds were resold for cash and used for gambling.
- The judge said Mui breached trust, abused his authority, acted carefully to conceal the crimes, and might not have been exposed if he had not been dismissed.
- Judge Alex Chan Hing-wai set a starting point of 10 years' imprisonment and reduced it by one-third for the guilty pleas.
Why It Matters
The sentence underlines how seriously Hong Kong courts treat thefts involving abuse of trust in commercial supply chains, especially where a senior employee exploits access to high-value goods. It also shows the legal risk for companies and suppliers when internal controls fail to detect repeated misconduct across dozens of transactions.