The ICAC has kicked off a series of multi-faceted education and publicity initiatives to remind candidates, election helpers and electors to abide by the law and uphold a clean and fair District Council (DC) Election.

ICAC Commissioner Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu today (October 2) undertakes an official visit to Lausanne, Switzerland where he will share Hong Kong’s latest anti-corruption initiatives at an international conference held by the International Institute of Management Development (IMD).

A former senior executive of an asset management company, charged by the ICAC, was today (September 30) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy after being convicted of payments fraud totalling over $510,000 in relation to rental of photocopiers and other office support services.

A former Assistant Officer I of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) has been charged by the ICAC today (September 27) with soliciting and accepting roast poultry from the mother of an inmate during visitations around Lunar New Year.

A former doctor of a public hospital has been charged by the ICAC today (September 25) with accepting a watch worth $19,000 from a patient as a reward for her provision of medical treatments.

A former part-time chef of a lunchbox supplier for local schools, charged by the ICAC, admitted at the Shatin Magistracy today (September 25) that he had conspired with a head chef to defraud the company of wages totalling $4,550 by falsifying his attendance record.

A freelance agent of two companies, charged by the ICAC, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at the District Court today (September 24) for offering illegal commissions totalling over $4.5 million to a then manager of a toy manufacturing firm to secure business.

An employee of a currency exchange company, charged by the ICAC, was today (September 24) sentenced at the Kowloon City Magistracy for using remittance forms containing false exchange rates and settlement amounts to deceive the company.

Two former part-time chefs of a lunchbox supplier for local schools have been charged today (September 23) by the ICAC in separate cases for respectively conspiring with a head chef to defraud the company of wages totalling over $11,000 by falsifying their attendance records.

A former operator of one-woman brothels in Wan Chai, charged by the ICAC, was today (September 20) sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for conspiracy to pervert public justice by surrendering prostitutes for arrest in police raids under a tip-off arrangement and living on the earnings of prostitution of others.