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.

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.

A manager of a company selling various brands of digital video cameras (DVCs), who was charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sent to jail for accepting up to $300,000 in illegal kickbacks from a supplier for placing purchase orders for DVCs with it.

A former proprietor of an engineering company, who was charged by the ICAC, admitted at the District Court today (Tuesday) that he had conspired with others to offer about $45 million in bribes to secure consultancy and renovation contracts of two residential estates in Shatin through tender rigging exercises.

The Court of Appeal (CA) today (Monday) ordered the District Court trial judge to convict a former general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and a then director of a production company of bribery and to hand down sentences in an ICAC case, after ruling that their earlier acquittals had no legal or factual basis.

An insurance agent appeared at the Eastern Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC for allegedly breaching the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) by disclosing details of an ICAC investigation.