Eleven pawnshop licensees or operators, charged by the ICAC, were today (Thursday) each sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Kowloon City Magistracy for offering “ laisees ” to two policemen during the Lunar New Year in 2010.

With the ICAC’s sustained efforts, corruption in Hong Kong remained under tight control despite the linger aftershocks of the global financial crisis, according to the ICAC’s latest Annual Report.

The District Court has issued a warrant today (Monday) for the arrest of a director of a property development company, who was earlier charged by the ICAC and failed to turn up for a trial on charges of offering $4.3 million in bribes to bank officers and conspiracy to launder $2.3 million in crime proceeds.

A Medical and Health Officer, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced at Kowloon City Magistracy for misconduct by making bogus medical consultations and appointments.

A Medical and Health Officer, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for using false documents to deceive Private Tenancy Allowances (PTA) totalling over $2.25 million from the Hong Kong Government.

A former Head of Department of Surgery of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been today (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC with misconduct for his alleged misuse of HKU funds to hire a domestic helper and cover-up of a subordinate’s embezzlement, and with false accounting in relation to overseas travelling expenses.

The Eastern Magistracy has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former supervisor of Pegasus Philip Wong Kin Hang Christian Primary School cum Junior Secondary School (the School), who is wanted by the ICAC for allegedly stealing money and obtaining loans from students’ parents on false pretexts.

On the invitation of the Ministry of Supervision (MoS), ICAC Commissioner Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming led a delegation to visit Beijing to exchange experience and foster closer ties in anti-corruption work.

Over 100 youngsters from ICAC’s tertiary programme i-League were yesterday (Saturday) commended for their dedicated efforts in spreading probity messages on campuses and in their daily lives.

A vice-chairman of the Peng Chau Rural Committee (RC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Eastern Magistracy for knowingly misleading an ICAC officer by giving false information in relation to the rental receipts of a property of the Peng Chau RC.