Eleven former and serving employees of a car testing centre (CTC), who were then approved car testers (ACTs) licensed by the Transport Department (TD) and charged by the ICAC, admitted at the District Court today (Monday) that they had conspired to forge certificates of roadworthiness (CORs) for private cars and light goods vehicles.

A former branch manager of an insurance company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for conspiring to accept about $270,000 in bribes from her subordinate in relation to bogus insurance policies.

The chairman and a former deputy chairman of a listed company, who were earlier charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud in relation to the acquisition of natural gas and oil fields in the United States of America, were today (Friday) laid with eight additional charges when they appeared at the Eastern Magistracy.

A former senior executive of a railway services company has been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) with conspiracy to defraud the company of haulage and devanning service payments totalling over $110,000 after his return to Hong Kong.

A former waterproof testing worker of an engineering company appeared at the Eastern Magistracy today (Thursday) after being charged by the ICAC with soliciting and accepting a total of about $10,000 in bribes for referring casual workers to work for the company.

A former senior executive of a tunnel management company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to three years and one month’s imprisonment at the District Court for soliciting a bribe of over $6 million from another management company in relation to a new contract for management of two tunnels.

The active participation of property owners and owners’ corporations in the maintenance works of their buildings is pivotal to effective and clean building management, said Chairman of Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee (CPAC) Albert Au Siu-cheung yesterday (Saturday) in an ICAC corruption prevention seminar.

A former secretary of the incorporated owners (IO) of a public housing estate, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced at the Eastern Magistracy for soliciting a bribe of $3,000 from a contractor in relation to the award of maintenance orders of the estate.

The first Youth Integrity Micro Film Festival organized by the ICAC attracted around 190 youngsters to produce about 50 micro films to explore the values of integrity and probity.

A former senior executive of a tunnel management company, charged by the ICAC, admitted at the District Court today (Tuesday) that he had solicited a bribe of over $6 million from another management company in relation to a new contract for management of two tunnels.