Two partners of a construction works sub-contractor, charged by the ICAC, was each sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at Tsuen Wan Court today (Wednesday) for offering bribes to a Highways Department (HyD) officer for speeding up the certification of co mpletion of works.

The Hong Kong Government has recovered $13 million in cash from the estate of former police sergeant Ma Man-leung following civil proceedings instituted by the Department of Justice on behalf of the ICAC.

A self-employed car broker was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Western Court today (Friday) for offering a $50,000 loan to a Police Detective Sergeant who was investigating him for alleged bookmaking offences.

A director of a state-owned company's subsidiary in Hong Kong was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly conspiring to defraud a number of banks of HK$45 million in Letters of Credit (L/Cs) facilities with bogus business transactions.

The ICAC has arrested two serving and one former staff members of the main contractor for a Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) construction project at Wang Tau Hom Estate Phase 14 in connection with the alleged use of reinforcement steel bars which had failed la boratory tests.

A former Chief Property Manager of the Government Property Agency was jailed for nine months at District Court today (Tuesday) for permitting the wrongful awards of government property management contracts worth over $157 million in total.

A former Assistant General Manager of the Hong Kong Branch of Bank of China (BOC Hong Kong) was jailed for two-and-a-half years at District Court today (Monday) for accepting over HK$3.69 million in bribes for assisting in the application and release of a HK$312 million (US$40 million) loan to an investment company.

A deputy commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and her husband were each sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, at the District Court today (Monday) for deceiving the Hong Kong Government over application for Privat e Tenancy Allowance.

The Court of Appeal today (Friday) ordered a former senior immigration official of the Republic of Sierra Leone to serve four more years in jail for selling diplomatic passports.

A deputy commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and her husband, charged by the ICAC for allegedly deceiving the Hong Kong Government over application for Private Tenancy Allowance, were found guilty at the District Court today (Thursday).