A former scaffolder of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project), charged by the ICAC, today (December 30) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that he had conspired with a site team leader to assist the latter in accepting illegal rebates totalling over $43,000 from another scaffolder. The defendant was among 17 people charged by the ICAC with bribery over workers’ employment arising from the relevant investigation.

A buyer of a new property, charged by the ICAC, today (December 30) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that she had offered a gift to an estate agent in a bid to obtain a higher cash rebate from the estate agency concerned over her purchase of a residential flat at over $6.5 million.

A man charged by the ICAC was today (December 29) sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, for reposting on his social media page a post of Hui Chi-fung which incited others to cast blank votes at the 2021 Legislative Council General Election (2021 LegCo Election) during the election period. The defendant pleaded guilty after the court ruled that the relevant provision was constitutional.

A former site team leader of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project) today (December 29) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that he had accepted illegal rebates from two general workers for securing their employment with the sub-contractor. The defendant was among 17 people charged by the ICAC with bribery over workers’ employment arising from the relevant investigation.

Two men were respectively charged by the ICAC yesterday (December 21) in separate cases with bookmaking and promoting bookmaking involving illegal bets placed on football matches and horse racing totalling over $3.4 million. The alleged offences were revealed in the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC.

A man charged by the ICAC today (December 20) admitted at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts that he had bribed a driving examiner with $2,000 to get a pass after making a mistake at a road driving test of the Transport Department (TD).

A man charged by the ICAC was today (December 20) sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, after admitting at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts that he had reposted on his social media page a post of Hui Chi-fung which incited others to cast blank votes at the 2021 Legislative Council General Election (2021 LegCo Election) during the election period.

Leading a team of senior officers, ICAC Commissioner Mr Woo Ying-ming today (December 19) begins a visit to Malaysia and Thailand where the delegation will meet local anti-corruption and law enforcement authorities to exchange the latest anti-graft initiatives and foster cooperation.

A Housing Officer of the Housing Department (HD), charged by the ICAC, today (December 19) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that he had handled two public housing unit transfer applications by using a document containing a false approval in breach of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO), and forging a memo issued by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) to cover up his delays in handling the applications. The offences were revealed in the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC.

A former site team leader of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project) was today (December 19) convicted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts of soliciting and accepting illegal rebates totalling about $6,300 from two plumbers for securing their employment with the sub-contractor. The defendant was among 17 people charged by the Commission with bribery over workers’ employment arising from the relevant investigation.