A former senior foreman of a contractor of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge project, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment at the Tsuen Wan Magistracy after being convicted of offering a $50,000 casino token twice to an employee of an independent consultant for conniving at sub-standard materials supplied to the project.

About 520 voluntary workers of the ICAC Club were today (Sunday) commended for spending a record high of over 6,400 hours in total on active participation in organising and promoting ICAC’s probity programmes last year.

Three officers of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E) have been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for alleged misconduct in public office over duty-not-paid cigarettes seized from a cross-border driver at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point (LMCCP).

A former chairlady of the incorporated owners (IO) of a private residential estate has been charged by the ICAC today (Tuesday) with soliciting an employment from a property management company in relation to the supervision of its service at the estate.

ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (Thursday) commenced his three-day visit to Hangzhou city in Zhejiang Province, where he will attend an exchange forum and closing ceremony of a National Studies Course participated by ICAC officers.

A member of the Tai Po District Council (DC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to five months’ imprisonment at the Fanling Magistracy for false claims of Operating Expenses Allowance (OEA) and Operating Expenses Reimbursement (OER) totalling about $500,000 from the Tai Po DC Secretariat.

The vast majority of the community recognised the significance of anti-corruption work to the overall development of Hong Kong and vouched their support for the ICAC, the latest opinion survey of the Commission revealed.

A former chairman of a listed company has been charged by the ICAC today (Tuesday) with accepting a bribe of million for fraudulently inducing the listed company to acquire the shares of an investment company at a consideration of $380 million.

A woman has been charged by the ICAC with offering over $23,000 in bribes to two staff members of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and the Immigration Department (ImmD), and using a false letter of identity in her application for a niche for her late grandmother.

A Police Constable (PC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for soliciting and accepting advantages, and misconduct in public office by conducting unauthorised checks on personal particulars and/or criminal records from government computer databases for a businessman.