A supervisor of a supplier, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to 25 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for offering illegal rebates totalling over $170,000 in relation to meat and poultry supplies to restaurants.

More than 1,000 students from about 140 high schools have sworn in as “ICAC Ambassadors” to help spread probity messages among fellow students.

Two Police Constables, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) convicted at the District Court of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice in relation to the investigation of traffic offences.

A former senior vice-president of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)’s Commercial Banking Department was charged by the ICAC with accepting a bribe of US$60,000 (about HK$468,000) for approving applications for credit facilities from a client of the bank.

The ICAC has launched a territory wide corruption prevention campaign to help Hong Kong’s some 8,000 owners corporations (OCs) minimise corruption risks resulting from inadequate financial management.

A Korean businessman was today (Thursday) sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistracy for bribing a manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) for assisting him to redeem a false copy of a US$50 billion worth Gold Bullion Deposit Certificate.

A Police Constable and another person, charged by the ICAC, were today (Thursday) convicted at the District Court of trafficking in cocaine and ketamine, and inhaling ketamine inside a private club.

Four suppliers, who were charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering illegal rebates totalling over $740,000 to a former purchasing manager of a toys company in return for orders, today (Thursday) appeared in courts in three separate cases.

A defeated candidate of the 2007 District Council (DC) Election (Healthy Village Constituency), charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to nine weeks’ imprisonment at Eastern Magistracy after being found guilty of offering free body check services to electors in return for their votes.

The ICAC has launched best practice guidelines to help Hong Kong’s some 6,000 charitable organisations strengthen internal governance and improve transparency and accountability in fundraising activities.