A parallel goods trader, two managers of a supermarket chain and a shop supervisor of a health and beauty retailer chain, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced at Kwun Tong Magistracy for bribery in relation to the sale of milk powder.

Two directors of a subcontractor have been arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering nearly $1 million in bribes in relation to a water works project of the Water Supplies Department (WSD).

Two directors of an optometric company appeared in Eastern Magistracy today (Tuesday) after being charged by the ICAC for allegedly making overclaims of more than $1.84 million in salary payments from the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU).

Two registered voters, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) each sentenced to two months’ imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for vote-rigging in relation to the 2011 Yau Tsim Mong District Council (DC) Election (King’s Park Constituency).

A former officer of a railway service company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment for offering RMB110,000 in bribes to a former freight manager of the then Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) to facilitate the smuggling of raw materials for manufacturing cigarette filters to the Mainland.

Thirteen registered electors, charged by the ICAC, today (Monday) admitted at Kowloon City Magistracy their roles in vote-rigging in relation to the 2011 Yau Tsim Mong District Council (DC) Election (King’s Park Constituency).

In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesman today (Monday) confirmed that a total of 16 persons, including two Police Sergeants and a Police Constable, have been arrested by the ICAC in an operation commencing last Friday (July 27) for alleged corru ption for harbouring suspected vice establishments and illegal gambling activities in Yaumatei.

Youngsters from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao demonstrated their creative talents and support to anti-graft work in the Cross-boundary Anti-corruption Computer Animation / Comics Competition which was concluded yesterday (July 28) in Guangzhou.

ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (Friday) led a delegation to Guangdong to foster closer ties with the province’s anti-corruption authorities and exchange the latest development in anti-corruption work.

The ICAC has rolled out a multi-faceted education and publicity programme to remind candidates and voters to uphold a clean and fair Legislative Council (Legco) Election and to stay alert against corrupt and illegal practices.