Shanghai Merchants Holding's former chairman Mo Yuk-ping, awaiting trial in connection with suspected share manipulation, faces an additional charge of perverting the course of justice by seeking to interfere with a prosecution witness.

Mo, 43, charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, appeared in Eastern Magistracy today to face a count of doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of justice.

Magistrate Ian Candy adjourned the case until June 28, pending transfer to the District Court. The defendant was granted $10,000 bail.

Between July 1 and November 6, 2003, Mo allegedly sought to have a person induce another to make a false statement to the ICAC.

Meanwhile, a former Citybus cleaning inspector admitted at the District Court today he accepted over $220,000 in bribes in relation to work performed by subcontractors.

Wong Chi-kwong, 46, and co-defendant Lok How-chuen, 47, a former subcontractor, admitted a joint charge of conspiracy for a public servant to accept advantages. Wong further admitted another similar offence.