noah's ark opened to the public in may 2009.[5][6] then in 2012 the two kwok brothers were charged with bribing rafael hui, the former chief secretary for administration of hong kong from 2005 to 2007, to be their "eyes and ears in government" in a case said to highlight "the cozy relationship between the city's powerful developers and government."[7] the bribes were claimed to total $4.5 million.[8] the two brothers were arrested by the independent commission against corruption[9][10] in december 2014, thomas kwok was convicted of "conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office," while his brother raymond was cleared of all charges. thomas was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of $500,000. rafael hui, sun hung kai executive thomas chan and businessman francis kwan were also jailed.[11]
