An executive chef of a Chinese restaurant, charged by the ICAC, admitted at Eastern Magistracy today (Thursday) that he had accepted $10,500 in bribes from a dried seafood supplier for placing purchase orders with the latter.

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

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu, today (Wednesday) announced that Mr Ryan Wong Sai-chiu has been appointed the Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations of the ICAC, for a term of three years, with effect from July 19, 2012.

A former Chief Secretary for Administration (CS) of the Hong Kong Government, three senior members of a listed company in Hong Kong and a businessman appeared in Eastern Magistracy this (Friday) afternoon after being charged by the ICAC with bribery and m isconduct offences involving payments and unsecured loans totalling over $35 million.

A former Chief Secretary for Administration (CS) of the Hong Kong Government, three senior members of a listed company in Hong Kong and a businessman have been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) with a total of eight alleged offences including conspiracy to offer advantages to a public servant and misconduct in public office, and will appear in Eastern Magistracy at 2:30 pm today for mention.

In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesman today (Thursday) confirms that the head of a government bureau, an Assistant Director of a government department and two other persons have been arrested for allegedly violating the Prevention of Bribery O rdinance in relation to government housing allowances.

A former member of the Tuen Mun District Council (DC) has been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for her alleged false claims of Operating Expenses Allowances (OEAs) totalling $136,000 from the Tuen Mun DC.

The ICAC continued to keep corruption under control with effective law enforcement and quick response to issues of public concern, the latest ICAC Annual Report revealed.

A member of the Minor Works Contractors Registration Committee (MWCRC) has been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes totalling over $70,000 in relation to the registration of an engineering company as a minor works contractor.

An ICAC delegation, led by Commissioner Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming, today (Friday) concluded its three-day visit to Beijing to foster exchanges and explore opportunities for further anti-graft cooperation with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), the Ministry of Supervision and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).