A jury of the Court of First Instance today (Thursday) returned a guilty verdict for a former chairman and a former financial controller of the public listed Fu Cheong International Holdings Limited (Fu Cheong), charged by the ICAC with various offences o f conspiracy to defraud.

The former chairman of a listed company formerly known as Semtech International Holdings Limited (Semtech) was today (Wednesday) sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment in his absence at the District Court for corruption offences in relation to share placeme nts of Semtech.

The ICAC today (Tuesday) charged four taxi drivers for alleged perversion in arranging for other people to stand in for them to face police prosecution for speeding and other traffic offences.

A law student of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was today (Monday) sentenced at the District Court for forging examination result slips and using them to deceive the university.

A cruise company director was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting bribes totalling about $1 million from operators of three transportation companies for awarding business to the latter.

The ICAC has arrested 27 persons, including a regional manager of a chained hot pot restaurant, as well as 14 chefs and employees of nine other restaurants, for allegedly accepting advantages from various food suppliers for placing purchasing orders and c onniving at the poor quality of goods supplied.

A frozen meat supplier today (Monday) admitted at the District Court that he had offered bribes totalling over $530,000 to purchasing officers or chefs of five hotels, three restaurants and a yacht club for obtaining purchase orders or silencing them from complaining the quality of foods provided by his company.

In response to press enquiries, an ICAC spokesman today (Friday) confirmed that nine persons were arrested yesterday for alleged bribery in relation to poultry supplies to restaurants.

A law student of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), charged by the ICAC, today (Monday) admitted at the District Court that he had forged examination result slips and used them to deceive the university.

The ICAC has charged two former executives of an internet financial information services company for alleged fraud in taking advantage of the company's server to benefit their own business.