Two former insurance agents of an insurance company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Thursday) sent to jail at the Eastern Magistracy for accepting over $563,000 in bribes and using bogus insurance policies to deceive commissions totalling over $124,000 from the company.

Recently matters concerning the handling of official entertainment, gifts and duty visits by the former Commissioner of ICAC, Mr Timothy TONG, have been reported extensively by the media and have attracted wide community concerns, with complaints being op enly made to the ICAC alleging corrupt practices. While it is the general policy of the ICAC not to comment on individual cases, the ICAC makes this statement in view of the prevailing public concern and public interest involved.

A director of an investment company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced at the Eastern Magistracy for breaching the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO) by making false statements in answer to a notice served on her under the POBO.

A former investment representative of a securities firm, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) ordered by the Court of Appeal (CA) to serve three years in jail for accepting over $1.1 million in bribes from a businessman after the Department of Justice (DoJ) sought a review of his sentence.

Two former and serving security guards appeared at the Kwun Tong Magistracy today (Friday) after being charged by the ICAC with offering bribes to the chairman of a mutual aid committee (MAC) at a public housing estate and disclosing the identity of a per son under probe.

A property agent of a property agency and a shareholder of another property agency appeared at the Kowloon City Magistracy today (Monday) after being charged by the ICAC with accepting and offering over $323,000 in bribes over referral of clients.

A former private tutor, charged by the ICAC, today (Friday) admitted at the Shatin Magistracy that he had uploaded the marking schemes and oral questions of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) onto his tutorial website with a view to dishonest gain for himself.

The ICAC today (Thursday) welcomed the establishment of the Independent Review Committee on ICAC’s Regulatory Systems and Procedures for Handling Official Entertainment, Gifts and Duty Visits as announced by the Chief Executive, and undertook to render full cooperation.

A consultant of a property management company at a residential building was today (Thursday) sentenced at the Kwun Tong Magistracy for attempting to knowingly mislead the ICAC by providing false quotations in relation to a lift maintenance project of the building.

Regarding a press report saying that the ICAC had not included food items in the list of gifts presented by former ICAC Commissioner Timothy Tong Hin-ming during his tenure which had been submitted to the Legislative Council (Legco), the Commission admitted that it had not given thorough consideration in categorising the items due to time constraint. The ICAC stressed that the Commission had absolutely no intention to conceal any information, and apologised for any misunderstanding caused by the misjudgment.