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Char Siew Rice @ Roast Paradise (Old Aiport Rd Food Centre)
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Go to Hong Kim Complex 李强，authentic taste
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Will try that stall! Yummy...
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Looks good, portion quite small though for $4.50
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wow that's really in your face
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How about this dishonest couple who made a killing selling their shit recipe?
Couple behind famous Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint fined and jailed 4 weeks for tax evasion
Kong Kuee Chin (left) and Ha Wai Kay have been convicted of tax evasion. PHOTO: ST FILE
Annabeth Leow
SINGAPORE - THE HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM BEHIND KAY LEE ROAST MEAT JOINT, WHICH WAS SOLD FOR $4 MILLION IN 2014, HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF TAX EVASION, THE INLAND REVENUE AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (IRAS) ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY (AUG 29).
HA WAI KAY, 64, WHO IS REGISTERED AS THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF KAY LEE, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF EVADING $54,917.15 OF INCOME TAXES FOR 2010 AND 2011.
HIS WIFE KONG KUEE CHIN, 69, WAS CONVICTED OF HELPING HIM.
BOTH HA AND KONG WERE SENTENCED TO FOUR WEEKS' JAIL AND EACH HAD TO PAY A PENALTY OF $164,751.45, THREE TIMES THE TAX EVADED.
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ACCORDING TO IRAS, KONG, LISTED AS THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF WAN TAT EATING HOUSE, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDING SALES AMOUNTS FOR BOTH KAY LEE AND WAN TAT. SHE WOULD THEN PROVIDE A TOTAL MONTHLY SALES INCOME TO THE COUPLE'S ACCOUNTANT, WHO HELPED PREPARE THEIR STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND INCOME TAX RETURNS.
IRAS SAID THAT INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED KONG KNOWINGLY PROVIDED FIGURES TO THE ACCOUNTANT THAT WERE LOWER THAN KAY LEE'S ACTUAL TOTAL SALES INCOME. FOR 2011, SHE SAID THAT SALES INCOME WAS $531,924, WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY $693,839. THE NEXT YEAR, SHE GAVE A FIGURE OF $665,413 INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL SALES INCOME OF $829,335.
HA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE INCOME TAX RETURN THAT THE ACCOUNTANT WOULD SUBMIT TO IRAS. DESPITE KNOWING THAT KONG HAD PROVIDED FALSE FIGURES FOR KAY LEE'S SALES INCOME, HA FALSELY DECLARED THAT THE FIGURES WERE CORRECT. AS A RESULT, HA WAS CHARGED $54,917.15 LESS ON INCOME TAX THAN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THOSE TWO YEARS.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR TAX EVASION IS FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TAX EVADED, AND JAIL TERMS MAY ALSO BE IMPOSED.
Couple behind famous Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint fined and jailed 4 weeks for tax evasion
Annabeth Leow
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AUG 29, 2016, 12:33 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - THE HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM BEHIND KAY LEE ROAST MEAT JOINT, WHICH WAS SOLD FOR $4 MILLION IN 2014, HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF TAX EVASION, THE INLAND REVENUE AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (IRAS) ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY (AUG 29).
HA WAI KAY, 64, WHO IS REGISTERED AS THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF KAY LEE, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF EVADING $54,917.15 OF INCOME TAXES FOR 2010 AND 2011.
HIS WIFE KONG KUEE CHIN, 69, WAS CONVICTED OF HELPING HIM.
BOTH HA AND KONG WERE SENTENCED TO FOUR WEEKS' JAIL AND EACH HAD TO PAY A PENALTY OF $164,751.45, THREE TIMES THE TAX EVADED.
RELATED STORY
Roast meats business Kay Lee sold for $4 million
RELATED STORY
Kay Lee's $4m price 'a bit high'
RELATED STORY
Her luck is in the duck
ACCORDING TO IRAS, KONG, LISTED AS THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF WAN TAT EATING HOUSE, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDING SALES AMOUNTS FOR BOTH KAY LEE AND WAN TAT. SHE WOULD THEN PROVIDE A TOTAL MONTHLY SALES INCOME TO THE COUPLE'S ACCOUNTANT, WHO HELPED PREPARE THEIR STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND INCOME TAX RETURNS.
IRAS SAID THAT INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED KONG KNOWINGLY PROVIDED FIGURES TO THE ACCOUNTANT THAT WERE LOWER THAN KAY LEE'S ACTUAL TOTAL SALES INCOME. FOR 2011, SHE SAID THAT SALES INCOME WAS $531,924, WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY $693,839. THE NEXT YEAR, SHE GAVE A FIGURE OF $665,413 INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL SALES INCOME OF $829,335.
HA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE INCOME TAX RETURN THAT THE ACCOUNTANT WOULD SUBMIT TO IRAS. DESPITE KNOWING THAT KONG HAD PROVIDED FALSE FIGURES FOR KAY LEE'S SALES INCOME, HA FALSELY DECLARED THAT THE FIGURES WERE CORRECT. AS A RESULT, HA WAS CHARGED $54,917.15 LESS ON INCOME TAX THAN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THOSE TWO YEARS.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR TAX EVASION IS FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TAX EVADED, AND JAIL TERMS MAY ALSO BE IMPOSED.
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Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint – Is It Worth S$4 Million?
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I must admit I actually never heard of Kay Lee until it came into the limelight after it was sold to a conglomerate for S$4 million in 2014. How impressive the food must be, I thought to myself, that anyone would offer such an enormous sum of money for one of Singapore’s favourite hawker foods.
Apparently, Kay Lee’s 珠江 (“Zhu Jiang” a.k.a. Pearl River) style of roasting originated from Guangzhou, China with a recipe that existed since 1940. They prided themselves on their succulent roast duck with crispy skin and caramelised, well-marbled char siew.
The husband and I were in the vicinity of Kay Lee’s original flagship outlet on Upper Paya Lebar Road some time back. When I first saw how ‘black’ and ‘charred’ the char siew was, I wasn’t really tempted to give it a try. The husband seemed very interested though because he’s such a big fan of roast meats so we decided to stay for an early dinner.
Hubby ordered Roast Duck and Char Siew Rice ($7)…
…while I had Roast Duck and Roast Pork Rice (S$7) with an additional braised egg (S$0.80 if I remember correctly) to share.
All it took was one mouthful to lead us to extreme disappointment.
The char siew didn’t taste caramelised at all like what Kay Lee claimed. In fact, its bitterness was somewhat repulsive. If it was tasty, I wouldn’t mind the charred exterior but this just wasn’t worth consuming those carcinogenic chemicals. The meat inside did have a layer of fat but the texture was just overdone and dry.
The roast duck skin wasn’t crispy too. And the meat was tough and dry with not much flavour to it.
The roast pork skin was hard and chewy and though there were some layers of fat, the meat was dry and overall it was clearly lacking that smoky flavour and seasoning too.
It didn’t help that the white rice was a bit stodgy.
I guess the only saving grace were the braised egg (a hard-boiled egg wouldn’t go very wrong, would it?) and the plum sauce dip but we wouldn’t just come here to eat eggs and plum sauce, would we?
Overpriced hawker food. Poor quality roasts. Absolutely not worth it at all. I think it’s really pointless to have all this talk about preserving Kay Lee’s heritage because of its traditional recipe and its long time reputation in the local roast meat industry. If there isn’t any consistency in producing good quality roast meats and delivering tasty food to customers, doesn’t it defeat the purpose?
Well, at least I had tried it once which would also be my last time. For roast meats, I’d still recommend Fatty Cheong at ABC Brickworks Food Centre.
FOOD REVIEW
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I must admit I actually never heard of Kay Lee until it came into the limelight after it was sold to a conglomerate for S$4 million in 2014. How impressive the food must be, I thought to myself, that anyone would offer such an enormous sum of money for one of Singapore’s favourite hawker foods.
Apparently, Kay Lee’s 珠江 (“Zhu Jiang” a.k.a. Pearl River) style of roasting originated from Guangzhou, China with a recipe that existed since 1940. They prided themselves on their succulent roast duck with crispy skin and caramelised, well-marbled char siew.
The husband and I were in the vicinity of Kay Lee’s original flagship outlet on Upper Paya Lebar Road some time back. When I first saw how ‘black’ and ‘charred’ the char siew was, I wasn’t really tempted to give it a try. The husband seemed very interested though because he’s such a big fan of roast meats so we decided to stay for an early dinner.
Hubby ordered Roast Duck and Char Siew Rice ($7)…
…while I had Roast Duck and Roast Pork Rice (S$7) with an additional braised egg (S$0.80 if I remember correctly) to share.
All it took was one mouthful to lead us to extreme disappointment.
The char siew didn’t taste caramelised at all like what Kay Lee claimed. In fact, its bitterness was somewhat repulsive. If it was tasty, I wouldn’t mind the charred exterior but this just wasn’t worth consuming those carcinogenic chemicals. The meat inside did have a layer of fat but the texture was just overdone and dry.
The roast duck skin wasn’t crispy too. And the meat was tough and dry with not much flavour to it.
The roast pork skin was hard and chewy and though there were some layers of fat, the meat was dry and overall it was clearly lacking that smoky flavour and seasoning too.
It didn’t help that the white rice was a bit stodgy.
I guess the only saving grace were the braised egg (a hard-boiled egg wouldn’t go very wrong, would it?) and the plum sauce dip but we wouldn’t just come here to eat eggs and plum sauce, would we?
Overpriced hawker food. Poor quality roasts. Absolutely not worth it at all. I think it’s really pointless to have all this talk about preserving Kay Lee’s heritage because of its traditional recipe and its long time reputation in the local roast meat industry. If there isn’t any consistency in producing good quality roast meats and delivering tasty food to customers, doesn’t it defeat the purpose?
Well, at least I had tried it once which would also be my last time. For roast meats, I’d still recommend Fatty Cheong at ABC Brickworks Food Centre.
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an affirmative NO.
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Kay lee is not bad imho
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Spot ON.!!!
Foong Kee Traditional Charcoal Roasted is located at
Foong Kee Coffee Shop, 6 Keong Saik Road, Singapore 089114.
It's open Mondays to Saturdays, 11am – 8pm. They close on Sundays and public holidays.
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Ai seh this one looks sedap!
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