Three former employees of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOC Hong Kong), charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) sentenced at Eastern Magistracy for bribery in relation to the retrieval of new banknotes bearing special serial numbers (special banknotes).

The chairman of an incorporated owners of a residential building and a director of a construction company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Tuesday) sentenced at the District Court for bribery over cleaning orders of an industrial building and a renovatio n contract of a residential building.

A Police Constable has been charged by the ICAC for allegedly attempting to defraud a victim in a suspected burglary case of $100,000, by falsely representing that the sum would be used as "bait money" for "buying back" the victim's stolen properties.

A former supervisor of a chain supermarket, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to five months’ imprisonment at Kwun Tong Magistracy for accepting free trips to Macao and night-club entertainment from a meat concessionaire.

A postgraduate student of the City University of Hong Kong (City U), charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to six months' imprisonment for offering a $10,000 bribe to an associate professor of City U for obtaining questions and answers of a mathematics examination.

A director of a renovation contractor was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for alleged bribery in obtaining renovation contracts of the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIE) and a bank.

An Assistant Officer II of the Correctional Services Department (CSD), charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to six years' imprisonment for smuggling heroin and cocaine into Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre (LCKRC) for a reward of $50,000.

The former chairman, a former and a serving senior executives of publicly listed Sewco International Holdings Limited (Sewco) have been charged by the ICAC for allegedly defrauding a subsidiary of the company of over $7 million, and embezzling company fun ds totalling more than $8 million.

In the first ten months of this year, non-anonymous corruption complaints received by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) stood at a high level of 73% while the overall conviction rate of ICAC cases was 89%, Dr Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-fung, Ch airman of the Advisory Committee on Corruption revealed.

A member of the Kowloon City District Council (KCDC), charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the District Court for fraudulently obtaining rental allowances totalling over $600,000 from the Government by inflating the rental receipts for her ward office.