A former senior technician of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and an owner of a computer equipment company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Thursday) jailed at the District Court for their roles in fraud and bribery in relation to over $1.7 mi llion worth of purchase orders.

A woman was today (Monday) sentenced to five months’ imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for misleading the ICAC by making a false accusation against an officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E), accusing him of accepting bribes from the proprietor of a pirated disc shop.

A former investment representative of a securities firm has been charged by the ICAC with accepting bribes totalling over $1.1 million from a businessman as rewards for assisting the latter in selling 50 million shares of a listed company.

ICAC Commissioner Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming spoke on global anti-corruption initiatives and Hong Kong’s three-pronged approach of law enforcement, systemic prevention and community education in fighting graft on October 25 at the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).

The ICAC has launched a corruption prevention guide to help private hospitals strengthen management and control in the administration of obstetric services.

A former executive director of a listed company, who was wanted by the ICAC, has returned to face charges of accepting over HK$73 million and two properties as bribes in relation to the acquisition of a company by the listed company, and laundering the cr ime proceeds.

An employee of a supermarket chain and a sole proprietor of a trading company have been charged by the ICAC for their alleged roles in an $8 million fraud in relation to the purchase of food expiry labels.

Two former senior executives of a listed company in Singapore, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) sent to jail at the District Court for their respective roles in conspiracy to defraud the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the existing and pot ential shareholders of the company as to its true financial position, and six banks of loans totalling over $7.5 million.

The latest season of “ ICAC Investigators 2011 ”, jointly produced by the ICAC and the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), will hit local television next month.

An operator of a New Zealand asset holding company has been today (Monday) charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to offer over HK$73 million and two properties in New Zealand as bribes in relation to the acquisition of her company by a Hong Kong listed comp any and with laundering NZ$150 million in crime proceeds, while a co-accused is wanted by the ICAC for his alleged role in the case.