A former subcontractor of the Highways Department (HyD), who returned voluntarily from the United States (US) to Hong Kong, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to 29 months and three weeks in jail after admitting conspiracy to defraud the main contractor and HyD of road maintenance works payments totalling over $2.8 million.

A Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), charged by the ICAC, admitted at the Fanling Magistracy today (Friday) that he had issued 652 false sick leave certificates to 14 then staff members of either the Department of Health (DoH) or the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) for deceiving sickness allowances and/or discretionary bonuses totalling about $92,000.

A company proprietor appeared in the Eastern Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with allegedly using false commercial invoices to induce five banks to grant 19 Letters of Credit (L/C) facilities worth totalling about $31.5 million to a trading company.

A former chief executive officer (CEO) cum director of a catering company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at the District Court after being convicted of fraudulently awarding design work contracts worth over .7 million to his another firm.

The ICAC will conduct an annual territory-wide household opinion survey in the next two months to gauge public views on Hong Kong’s corruption situation and the anti-graft agency’s work.

A businessman appeared in the Fanling Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with offering an advantage to a Police Constable (PC), and aiding and abetting the latter to conduct unauthorised checks on personal particulars and/or criminal records from the government computer database.

A businesswoman and a senior executive of a listed company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) sentenced to jail terms up to seven years at the Court of First Instance for conspiracy to defraud in relation to the acquisition of an oil field in the United States of America (USA) and laundering crime proceeds.

A manager of a department store has been charged by the ICAC with allegedly accepting up to $300,000 in illegal rebates from a supplier in relation to the placing of purchase orders on digital video cameras.

ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (Tuesday) commenced his duty visit to three renowned international ranking institutions in the United States (US) and Germany to update them the latest probity situation of Hong Kong.

A Police Sergeant appeared in the Eastern Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with accepting and soliciting unauthorised loans, and deceiving money totalling about $170,000 from seven Police Constables (PCs).