A Correctional Services Department officer has been jailed four years for bringing unauthorised articles, including 2,000 soft drug tablets, into Stanley Prison for bribes.

Mak Wing-wa, 38, admitted to one charge of conspiracy for a public servant to accept advantages, one of conspiracy to traffic in a dangerous drug, and one of trafficking in a dangerous drug.

In sentencing, Deputy Judge Andrew Chan said a deterrent sentence must be imposed as the defendant had committed serious bribery and drug trafficking offences.

The District Court heard that between August 2003 and January last year, Mak had conspired with Chan Yee-lap, then an inmate, to accept a total of $60,000.

Bribe awards

The bribes were rewards for Mak to introduce about 1,000 and 996 tablets of Midazolam into the prison for Chan in November 2003 and January last year.

Mak had also corruptly provided Chan with other unauthorised articles, including cigarettes, as well as newspaper cuttings containing information on horse racing and soccer betting.

Chan, 34, also charged in connection with the case, failed to attend court. A warrant was issued for his arrest.