The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was facing greater challenges in investigating increasingly sophisticated corruption crimes due to globalisation and rapid technological development, said Mrs Laura Cha, Chairman of the Advisory Committ ee On Corruption (ACOC).

International cooperation and community participation were pivotal to the success in the fight against corruption, ICAC Commissioner Mr Timothy Tong Hin-ming said today (Sunday).

The opening of the new ICAC Building denotes a new milestone for the ICAC, which is locally and internationally perceived as an icon of the rule of law and a symbol of success in the fight against corruption, said Mr Timothy Tong Hin-ming, Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

A former Assistant Programme Officer of the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) was today (Thursday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly deceiving script-writing and voice-over service fees totalling over $120,000 from RTHK.

Twenty-eight officers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) were today (Thursday) awarded commendations in recognition of their exemplary performance in anti-corruption work.

A former executive director of a listed company, charged by the ICAC, today (Tuesday) admitted in the District Court her role in a fraudulent scam to defraud regulatory bodies and shareholders over the acquisition of imGO Limited (imGO), later renamed as Shanghai Land Holdings Limited (Shanghai Land).

The former chairman and a former executive director of a publicly listed telecommunications company were today (Monday) charged by the ICAC for alleged conspiracy to defraud the company in relation to false consultancy contracts.

An unemployed man, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment at Eastern Magistracy for making a false report to an ICAC officer against two customs officers for alleged corruption.

A member of the Shatin District Council (DC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at Shatin Magistracy for making false claims of $14,000 expenses for the salary of his office assistant.

A proactive investigative strategy and timely preventive education should go hand in hand to effectively tackle long-standing corrupt practices, said Dr Andrew Chuang Siu-leung, Chairman of the Operations Review Committee (ORC).