A former chairman and a former executive director of a listed company and three others, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) sentenced at the District Court for conspiracy to defraud shareholders of the company and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ( SEHK) in relation to a bogus joint venture in a gas pipeline project in Chongqing and laundering crime proceeds.

Hong Kong’s young people have expressed a strong willingness to report corruption, said ICAC Commissioner Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming today (March 13).

Five persons, including four employees of a television company, were yesterday arrested by the ICAC for alleged corruption over service contracts in relation to entertainment shows produced by the TV company.

A former senior sales manager of an information technology (IT) service provider, charged by the ICAC, was (Friday) sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at the District Court for accepting about $1.2 million in bribes for placing job orders with subcontractors.

Over 100 tertiary students from Hong Kong, the Mainland and other Asian countries on an exchange programme visited the ICAC today (Thursday) to learn first-hand Hong Kong’s anti-corruption work and strategy.

A former marketing manager of a wine distributor has been charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting over $380,000 in bribes for awarding renovation contracts to a design company.

In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesman today (Thursday) confirmed that five persons, including four employees of a television company, have been arrested in relation to corruption allegations.

A Senior Postal Officer of the Hongkong Post was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC with misconduct in public office by stocking up on postal stationery items which were subject to price adjustment and reselling them for personal gain.

A former mortuary attendant of Haven of Hope Hospital (the Hospital) was today (Tuesday) sentenced at Kwun Tong Magistracy to four months’ imprisonment for accepting bribes over the past 11 years from various funeral parlours as a reward for arranging for the removal of corpses.

ICAC Commissioner Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming today (Monday) issued the following statement: