An Air-conditioning Inspector of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (Tuesday) after being charged by the ICAC with soliciting and accepting bribes from a technician trainee for writing him a favourable testimonial.

An insurance agent, who was charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced at the Eastern Magistracy for having breached the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) by disclosing details of an ICAC investigation to a car dealer.

An officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E), charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at the Fanling Magistracy after he was convicted of having accepted a car worth over $530,000 from a businessman without authorisation.

The owner of a hotel has been charged by the ICAC with defrauding a bank of three loans totalling $200 million by falsely representing that the loan proceeds would be used for renovation of the hotel.

A former Assistant Manager of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (HKCM) and a proprietor of a video production company appeared in Eastern Magistracy today (Thursday) after being charged by the ICAC with fraud in relation to the award of over $400,000 worth of video production service contracts.

Four persons, including three senior executives of an ice cube manufacturer, have been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) with offering and accepting advantages, namely payments of money and employment, for giving information relating to businesses of its competitors.

An insurance agent admitted at the Eastern Magistracy today (Tuesday) that she had breached the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) by disclosing details of an ICAC investigation to a car dealer.

The Hong Kong anti-graft experience showed that while law enforcement might suppress corrupt behaviours, the ultimate cure for the problem laid in education and prevention, ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu told an international anti-corruption conference yesterday (Saturday).

ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (Friday) embarked on a visit to St. Petersburg, Russia where he would address the Eighth Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) scheduled from October 30 to November 1.

A member of the Tai Po District Council (DC) and two office bearers of a Chinese dance association appeared in the Fanling Magistracy today (Thursday) after being charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to steal government funds.