In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesperson confirmed that in the course of a corruption investigation, the Commission had earlier (June 12) arrested the principal of a government-aided primary school and the operator of a tutorial centre on suspicion of corruption over leakage of internal examination papers of the primary school. The duo had been released on ICAC bail.

A defeated candidate of the 2019 District Council (DC) Election, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 18) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts for failing to lodge an election return as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

A former sourcing manager of a multinational groceries retailer, charged by the ICAC with bribery, admitted at the District Court today (June 18) that he had accepted illegal rebates and loan totalling over US$615,000 (about HK$4.8 million) and loan releases in the sum of about US$45,000 (about HK$350,000) from a supplier for placing toy orders worth totalling over US$20 million (about HK$156 million).

A former construction worker was yesterday (June 16) charged by the ICAC with bribery and fraud over the employment and contribution of the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) concerning two fellow construction workers.

A director of a charter flight service provider and a former manager of another charter flight service provider, charged by the ICAC, were today (June 15) convicted at the District Court of conspiracy to accept advantages totalling about HK$630,000 over jet flight orders.

A former manager of a bank, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 10) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts for deceiving a client into taking out an insurance policy before opening a bank account, and falsely stating to the bank that the client was referred by another bank manager.

Two defeated candidates of the 2019 District Council (DC) Election, charged by the ICAC in separate cases, admitted at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (June 4) that they had failed to lodge election returns as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

The ICAC yesterday (June 2) charged a former lay member of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (Medical Council) with misconduct in public office (MIPO) for disclosing personal information of a complainant and details of the complaint so as to arrange for the solicitation of a retainer from the complainant to pursue a civil claim against a doctor and act for him in the civil claim.

Two defeated candidates of the 2019 District Council (DC) Election were charged by the ICAC in separate cases with failing to lodge an election return as required by the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).

A former property agent, charged by the ICAC, was today (June 3) sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for using receipts purportedly issued by four restaurants to deceive an estate agency into reimbursing him entertainment expenses totalling over $81,000.