A Police Constable (PC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) convicted at the District Court of misconduct by disclosing to another PC confidential information on a Police investigation relating to illegal bookmaking.

A member of the Tai Po District Council (DC) has been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) for his alleged role in false claims of Operating Expenses Allowances (OEAs) and Operating Expenses Reimbursements (OERs) totalling about $500,000 from the Tai Po DC.

A former licensed representative and a client of a securities firm, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) each sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy after being convicted of accepting and offering over $365,000 in illegal commissions respectively in relation to trading in securities.

In response to press enquiries from various media organisations on an operation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) which caused wide public concern, the ICAC issued the following response in view of the public interest involved:

Two former senior executives of a listed company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sent to jail at the District Court for offering and accepting an advantage of 1.5 million shares of the company respectively in relation to the sale of one of its subsidiaries at $15 million.

A partner of a solicitors firm and the wife of a former executive director of a listed company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) convicted at the District Court of laundering about HK$230 million in crime proceeds.

A former senior quantity surveyor of a marble and granite engineering company has been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) with soliciting and accepting bribes totalling over $150,000 from contractors in relation to project payments.

Nine persons appeared in the Kowloon City Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) of Non-means Tested Loans (NTLs) totalling $437,500.

A housewife, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment at the Kowloon City Magistracy for vote-rigging at the 2011 Yau Tsim Mong District Council (DC) Election (King’s Park Constituency) after resumption of trial.

A former chairman of the incorporated owners (IO) of a residential building, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for soliciting a bribe of $4,000 from three security staff in relation to an application for a one-off hardship allowance.