Former School Facilities Manager and Three Other Individuals Charged

On 18 September 2025, four individuals were charged in Court with alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. They are:

a) Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) (黄子鑫, 58-year-old male Singaporean), a Facilities Manager of St. Joseph’s Institution (“SJI”) at the material time of the offences;

b) Song Mui Kuan Renee (“Song”) (宋梅娟, 53-year-old female Singaporean), a Sales Manager of FB Services and a Sales Manager of Furnishing & Building Services Pte Ltd (“F&B Services”) at the material time of the offences;

c) Ooi Kim Wei (“Ooi”) (黄建玮, 48-year-old male Malaysian and Singapore Permanent Resident), the Director of EuconAir Services Pte Ltd (“EAS”) at the material time of the offences; and

d) Chin Lee Lan Margaret (“Chin”) (陈丽兰, 71-year-old female Singaporean), the In-Charge of Integrated Security Solution Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (“ISS”) at the material time of the offences.

Alleged corruption offences involving Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) and Song Mui Kuan Renee (“Song”) in relation to furthering the business interests of FB Services with SJI

2. Sometime between February 2018 and July 2020, on 12 occasions, Ng allegedly accepted bribes totalling S$24,820 from Song as a reward for furthering the business interests of FB Services with SJI.

3. For his alleged actions, Ng faces two charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, both of which are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and one of which is read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For her alleged actions, Song faces two charges under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, both of which are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and one of which is read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Alleged corruption offences involving Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) and Song Mui Kuan Renee (“Song”) in relation to furthering the business interests of F&B Services with SJI

4. Sometime between 18 August 2020 and 7 September 2022, on 12 occasions, Ng allegedly accepted bribes totalling S$34,480 from Song as a reward for furthering the business interests of F&B Services with SJI.

5. On 9 January 2023, Ng allegedly accepted a bribe of S$300 from Song as an inducement to further the business interests of F&B Services with SJI.

6. For his alleged actions, Ng faces two charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, one of which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For her alleged actions, Song faces two charges under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, one of which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Alleged corruption offences involving Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) and Ooi Kim Wei (“Ooi”) in relation to furthering the business interests of EAS with SJI

7. Sometime between January and February 2021, Ng allegedly accepted a bribe of S$5,000 from Ooi as a reward for furthering the business interests of EAS with SJI.

8. For their alleged action, Ng faces one charge under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Ooi faces one charge under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Alleged corruption offences involving Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) and Chin Lee Lan Margaret (“Chin”) in relation to furthering the business interests of ISS with SJI

9. Sometime between 8 August 2020 and 29 April 2022, on five occasions, Ng allegedly obtained bribes of at least S$2,500 from Chin as a reward for furthering the business interests of ISS with SJI.

10. For his alleged actions, Ng faces one charge under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For her alleged actions, Chin faces one charge under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Alleged falsification offences involving Ng Cher Him (“Ng”) and Chin Lee Lan Margaret (“Chin”)

11. Sometime between February 2019 and March 2020, on six occasions, Chin allegedly conspired with various individuals to give Ng quotations for the supply and installation of Closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) at SJI and in the SJI Library. These quotations contained statements that were false with the intention of misleading SJI. Ng allegedly used these false quotations with the same intention of misleading SJI.

12. For his alleged actions, Ng faces three charges under Section 6(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act which are each amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code. For her alleged actions, Chin faces three charges under Section 6(c) read with Section 29 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, two of which are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code and read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

13. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person who is convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years or both. Any person convicted of an amalgamated charge punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code can face twice the amount of punishment liable for that offence.

14. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) looks into all corruption-related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg; 
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

15. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how did the alleged corrupt act happen?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau