A member of the Sham Shui Po District Council (SDC) and two other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) sentenced to jail terms up to four months at North Kowloon Magistracy for making false claims of reimbursement of expenses totalling about $226,000 from SDC and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, met with members of the public to learn first-hand their views about ICAC’s work during a recent visit to Yaumatei.

A director-cum-shareholder of a trading company, charged by the ICAC with allegedly defrauding five banks of $89 million worth of Letters of Credit (L/Cs) facilities with bogus documents on business transactions, appeared at Eastern Magistracy today (Thur sday).

The President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Shi Jiu-yong, today (Thursday) called on the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

A director-cum-shareholder of a trading company was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly defrauding five banks of $89 million worth of Letters of Credit (L/Cs) facilities with bogus documents on business transactions.

The ICAC is facing a heavy caseload partly attributed to investigations arising from election complaints and the increasingly sophisticated, complicated cases that required in-depth investigation, says Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Corruption (ACO C), Dr Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung today (Tuesday).

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, met the deputy head of the Mainland's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) and briefed him on Hong Kong's latest anti-corruption work during his visit to the territory.

A member of the Sham Shui Po District Council (SDC) and three other persons, charged by the ICAC, today (Friday) admitted having made false claims of reimbursement of expenses totalling about $226,000 from SDC and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Depart ment (FEHD) in relation to various activities organised by two non-profit making residents organisations.

A barrister was today (Wednesday) arrested and charged by the ICAC for his alleged role in frustrating an investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in relation to suspected share price rigging of publicly listed Shanghai Land Holdings L imited (Shanghai Land).

A candidate of the 2004 Legislative Council (Legco) Election was today (Monday) arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering an advantage to a prospective candidate for the latter not to run in the election.