A member of the executive and supervisory committee of The Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at Eastern Magistracy after being convicted of offering a $30,000 bribe to a director of a bullion refinery in relation to the sale of a membership.

A former director of an animation company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for using false contracts to deceive $440,000 from the company.

The ICAC has charged two licensed persons for alleged conspiracy to defraud in relation to the initial public offering (IPO) of a metallurgical engineering company.

A contractor and his business partner, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) sentenced to imprisonment terms at Kwun Tong Magistracy for offering $215,443 as illegal rebates to an employee of a jewellery chain in return for renovation and maintenance c ontracts.

The ICAC will conduct a household opinion survey in the next two months to gauge the views of the public on the corruption situation as well as their opinion on the work of the anti-corruption agency.

A Police Sergeant appeared at Fanling Magistracy today (Wednesday) after being arrested and charged by the ICAC with soliciting two unauthorised loans from a complainant of a deception case.

A former employee of a jewellery chain, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment at Kwun Tong Magistracy for accepting bribes totalling $215,443 for awarding renovation and maintenance contracts to an engineering company.

A former Senior Relationship Manager of DBS Bank (HK) Limited (DBS) has been arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting about $1.3 million in bribes from a client as rewards for handling the latter’s accounts.

ICAC Commissioner, Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming, said small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) should uphold integrity and professionalism to create a clean business environment, which would enhance the overall competitiveness of the Pearl River Delta in becoming a world-class financial centre and hub for the manufacturing and service industries.

A former Senior Inspector of Police (SIP), charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) jailed for three years and nine months at the District Court for aiding and abetting a drug trafficker in the manufacturing of “ice” in Vietnam.