The ICAC today (October 20) called upon public bodies in Hong Kong to play an active role in adopting integrity management and support the promotion of probity culture in their organisations.

A former manager of an aircraft maintenance company, charged by the ICAC, was today (October 20) sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment at the District Court after being convicted of fraud over purchase orders for toolings which contained unnecessary technical drawings worth about $1.5 million.

The ICAC yesterday (October 18) charged two third-tier subcontractors of the construction projects of the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital and a private residential estate in Ma On Shan with defrauding two second-tier subcontractors of wage payments totalling about $1 million by overstating daily wages of eight plumbers.

An applicant of the Community Care Fund (CCF) was today (October 18) charged by the ICAC with bribing staff members of the CCF Secretariat for assisting in his application.

A former employee of a vehicle distributor, charged by the ICAC, was today (October 18) sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts for defrauding a vehicle manufacturer of warranty claims for repair works totalling over Euro 50,000.

Four persons, including two former senior executives of a then listed company, charged by the ICAC, were today (October 16) sentenced to jail terms up to seven months at the District Court for conspiracy to defraud the company and its board of directors and shareholders as well as The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) over the placement of bonds issued by the listed company.

A former Police Sergeant, charged by the ICAC, today (October 11) admitted at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts that he had accepted unauthorised loans totalling $216,000 from eight Police Constables (PCs).

The ICAC today (October 6) charged a former assistant technical manager of a vehicle distributor with defrauding a vehicle manufacturer of warranty claims for repair works totalling about $100,000.

The ICAC yesterday (October 4) charged a third-tier works subcontractor of a works project at a hotel with bribing a staff member of the main contractor for arranging the release of an outstanding payment for the project.

A driver, charged by the ICAC, was today (October 5) sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts for having deceived three companies into granting him sick leaves and paying him work injury compensations totalling about $96,000 with false medical certificates and receipts issued by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner.