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Hong Kong's corruption watchdog has charged Zhang Yadong, former chairman of Greentown China Holdings, with accepting HK$20 million (US$2.5 million) in bribes between January 2020 and March 2023. The charge involves a conspiracy where Zhang received the bribe from a mainland Chinese developer to secure equity interests in their real estate project. Prosecutors revealed this information on Friday at Eastern Court, indicating ongoing legal proceedings against Zhang for this alleged corruption.

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The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has charged Zhang Yadong, 58, the former chairman of Greentown China Holdings from 2019 to 2025, with taking bribes totaling HK$20 million ($2.5 million). The ICAC alleges that between January 2020 and March 2023, Zhang conspired with his son, a middleman, and others to accept bribes from a shareholder of an estate developer in Dalian, Liaoning province, in exchange for Greentown China acquiring equity interests in the developer’s project. The case was mentioned at Eastern Court on Friday.

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Prosecutors alleged that between January 2020 and March 2023, Zhang conspired with his son, a middleman, a shareholder of an estate developer in Dailian, Liaoning province, and others to accept bribes totalling HK$20 million from the shareholder in exchange for Greentown China acquiring equity interests in the developer’s project.

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Former Greentown China head charged for taking bribes over stake in real estate project · mixed framing

Former Greentown China head charged for taking bribes over stake in real estate project Hong Kong corruption watchdog charges Zhang Yadong for taking HK$20 million in bribes from mainland Chinese developer for stake in latter’s project Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog has charged the former head of a listed company for allegedly accepting HK$20 million (US$2.5 million) in bribes from a mainland Chinese property developer in exchange for acquiring a stake in the developer’s real estate project. uncertain

watchdog → charge → project

Zhang Yadong, 58, who was chairman of Greentown China Holdings from 2019 to 2025, faced a count of conspiracy to accept advantages, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday. asserted

Commission → face → Friday

The case was mentioned at Eastern Court on Friday. asserted

case → mention → Friday

Prosecutors alleged that between January 2020 and March 2023, Zhang conspired with his son, a middleman, a shareholder of an estate developer in Dailian, Liaoning province, and others to accept bribes totalling HK$20 million from the shareholder in exchange for Greentown China acquiring equity interests in the developer’s project. asserted

China → allege → project

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