A former welder of an engineering company, charged by the ICAC, was today (August 20) sentenced at the West Kowloon Magistracy for accepting illegal “referral fees” totalling over $39,000 from two construction workers in relation to their employment with the company.

A Supplies Supervisor of the Government Logistics Department (GLD) and a labourer of a cleaning contractor, charged by the ICAC, were today (August 20) sentenced at the West Kowloon Magistracy for their roles in an unauthorised leave fraud scam causing loss to the contractor and the government totalling over $23,000.

To formalise and strengthen co-operation in combating corruption and financial crime, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today (August 19) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sprang into action with a three-day joint training workshop.

A former Police Sergeant, charged by the ICAC, was today (August 19) sentenced at the Kwun Tong Magistracy for accepting two unauthorised loans totalling $40,000 from a security guard of a contractor providing security services at a police office building.

A then Deputy Secretary of a government bureau, charged by the ICAC, was today (August 14) convicted at the District Court of misconduct in public office over applications, including that of air traffic rights, made by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft services companies.

Two former employees of an engineering company, charged by the ICAC, were today (August 13) each sentenced to three months imprisonment at the Tuen Mun Magistracy for soliciting and accepting illegal rebates totalling over $65,000 from five fellow workers for securing their employment at a construction site in Tung Chung.

A former employee of a property management company and an engineering company proprietor were charged by the ICAC for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to defraud the property management company by inflating a quotation for lighting products for a commercial building.

An Instructor of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) and an inmate have been charged by the ICAC today (July 23) in connection with four loans totalling $90,000 which the Instructor accepted from two inmates.

Two former senior executives and a former manager of a listed company, and a senior executive of a placing agent have been charged by the ICAC today (July 22) with conspiracy to defraud The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), the listed company and its board of directors and shareholders over the placement of bonds issued by the listed company.

Two former senior executives of a listed company have been charged by the ICAC today (July 22) for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to defraud The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), the listed company and its board of directors and shareholders over the acquisition of an investment company at a consideration of over $89 million.