The former chairman and a former executive director of a publicly listed company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) convicted at the District Court of their roles in misappropriating company funds totalling over $50 million and conspiring to defrau d in relation to the granting of share options.

A solicitor and four other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) jailed for up to six years at the District Court for their roles in fraudulent schemes to swindle $5.93 million with bogus standby Letters of Credit (L/Cs).

The ICAC has arrested 11 persons for alleged bribery in relation to a landslip preventive measures project awarded to a construction engineering company by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD).

The public has continued to demonstrate exceptional trust in the ICAC as the proportion of non-anonymous corruption reports hit a record high of 73% last year, the 2005 ICAC Annual Report has revealed.

A Senior Immigration Assistant of the Immigration Department, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to a total of four years and five months' imprisonment for misconduct in public office over the unauthorised use of the Department's arrival and departure chops to help Mainlanders stay in Hong Kong unlawfully, as well as possessing identity cards relating to other persons.

Seven persons, including a jockey formerly employed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), have been arrested by the ICAC in connection with a corruption investigation over a tips-for-bets bribery scam.

A woman, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) jailed for four months at the Kowloon City Magistracy for offering a $500 "lai see" packet to a driving examiner of the Transport Department for the latter to act favourably towards her in her driving test.

A former assistant corporate account manager of a telecommunication company has today (Monday) been charged by the ICAC for allegedly conducting unauthorised checks on customers' information for debt collectors.

Hong Kong people continue to display a high state of vigilance against graft though the majority does not think corruption is common in Hong Kong, the latest ICAC annual poll reveals.

ICAC Commissioner, Mr Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, earlier met representatives of parent-teachers associations to update them on the Commission's latest anti-corruption initiatives, including those targetted at young people.