A former Detective Police Constable, who was wanted by the ICAC for 22 years, was today (Friday) brought to the District Court for allegedly taking bribes from a woman charged for performing an illegal abortion.

Twenty-three officers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) today (Thursday) received commendations in recognition of their outstanding performance in anti-corruption work.

A Senior Building Surveyor of the Buildings Department (BD) and his wife, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced at the District Court for their respective roles in a housing allowance fraud.

While 90% of corruption reports come directly from members of the public, the ICAC calls on citizens to "speak up" on any suspected corrupt activities in its new advertising campaign.

A former shareholder of an investment company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment at District Court for defrauding the company of $5 million over a small house development project in the New Territories , after having been extradited from Canada to Hong Kong to face prosecution.

While the nomination period for the upcoming Village Representative (VR) Elections commences today, the ICAC launches a publicity and education campaign to remind candidates and electors of the importance of keeping the elections clean and fair.

A man, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to an imprisonment of two years and five months at the District Court for his involvement in manufacturing counterfeit credit cards, after voluntarily returning from Malaysia to Hong Kong to face pr osecution.

Two former employees of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOC Hong Kong), charged by the ICAC, today (Monday) admitted at Eastern Magistracy that they had accepted advantages from a colleague for helping the latter retrieve new banknotes bearing spec ial serial numbers.

A Detective Police Constable, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the District Court for perverting the course of public justice by inducing an assailant in a wounding case to make a false statement to the Polic e.

A senior chef of a hotel has been today (Wednesday) arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting advantages for showing favour to his subordinate in relation to the hotel's business.