Two directors and a consultant of an asphalt company have been arrested and charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud the Highways Department (HyD), a main contractor and its subcontractor of over $21 million in payments for the supply of bituminous materials used in road resurfacing works.

A man has been charged by the ICAC for allegedly conspiring with a police constable and a legal executive to solicit a bribe of $13,000 from another man as a reward for the police constable to divulge information on the investigation of a murder case.

A former senior executive of a bank, charged by the ICAC, was today (Saturday) convicted at the District Court of accepting bribes totalling HK$2.5 million, five bottles of red wine and a precious watch in relation to loan applications, and handling the c rime proceeds.

A voting member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has been arrested and charged by the ICAC for his alleged role in a fraud scam over an application for HKJC racing membership following the prosecution of nine other persons.

A member of the Eastern District Council (DC) and his assistant were today (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC for alleged fraud in relation to false claims of Accountable Allowance and Operating Expenses Allowance (OEA) totalling $1.7 million from the Eastern DC.

A security manager of a property management company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to one year’s imprisonment at Kowloon City Magistracy for accepting $21,900 in bribes, mostly loans, from part-time security guards in relation to their continued employment and the renewal of a security personnel permit.

A candidate of the executive committee election of the 2011 Sheung Shui District Rural Committee (RC) has been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) for allegedly offering a bribe of $130,000 to a village representative so as to induce the latter to vote for him at the election.

An honorary voting member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and two other persons have been charged by the ICAC in two separate cases for their alleged roles in fraud scams over the applications for HKJC racing membership.

The former chairman of a publicly listed company and two other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Tuesday) sent to jail at the District Court for their roles in embezzling and deceiving corporate funds totalling over $65 million from two listed com panies following the sentencing of a co-defendant yesterday.

The former chairman of a publicly listed company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at the District Court for his role in embezzling and deceiving corporate funds totalling over $63 million from two listed companies.