When Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse faced corruption charges after his Ferrari crashed in Central
- Tse, along with a ‘substitute driver’ and a Hong Kong police constable, was arrested after his car crashed into a barrier in Central, on April 13, 2002
- The singer was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and given 240 hours’ community service; the ‘substitute’ and policeman received prison terms
“Canto-pop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, his record company’s driver and a policeman were yesterday arrested by anti-corruption officers over allegations that the singer switched drivers after crashing a HK$2 million Ferrari,” the South China Morning Post reported on April 13, 2002.
On March 23, a Ferrari had crashed into a barrier on Cotton Tree Drive, in Central, and the luxury car had been abandoned when police arrived at the scene. A man soon approached and told the officers that he was the driver.
An investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) led to the arrests of Tse, 21, along with the “substitute driver” and a police constable.
“It was alleged that an artiste was suspected to be the actual driver involved in the traffic accident,” an ICAC statement read, “but arranged another man to claim to be the driver for police inquiries.”
The three were detained at the ICAC’s Admiralty headquarters for 36 hours before being released on bail.