The ICAC has charged nine former employees of seven financial institutions for allegedly conducting unauthorised checks on customers' data for helping a syndicate in relation to its debt collecting business.

Two former executives of a cleaning company and a sub-contractor, charged by the ICAC, were today (Saturday) each sentenced to two years' imprisonment at the District Court for extorting $1.9 million in wages from their workers.

While the liberal studies subject will be introduced in senior secondary education in 2009, the ICAC has launched Hong Kong’s first audio-visual liberal studies teaching package to promote moral education among secondary school students.

A Chief Inspector of Police (CIP), who had allegedly incited a man to give false information to the ICAC in relation to a corruption investigation, was charged by the ICAC and appeared in Kowloon City Magistracy this (Tuesday) morning.

Two former staff of a market management contractor of the Housing Department (HD), charged by the ICAC, today (Monday) admitted at Tuen Mun Magistracy that they had solicited and accepted illegal commissions from market tenants.

An integrity reading project for youth, organised by the ICAC and participated by a record number of 225,000 students, today concluded with the launch of a special publication with contributions from over 100 writers and celebrities on the themes of integ rity and positive values.

A Senior Divisional Officer of the Fire Services Department (FSD) has been charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for alleged misconduct in public office in relation to his involvement in the implementation of the Department's Third Generation Mobilizing S ystem (TGMS).

Three persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Tuesday) sentenced to various jail terms at Kowloon City Magistracy for bribery in securing consultancy and renovation contracts of various residential buildings.

A former executive of a cleaning company and a sub-contractor were today (Monday) convicted at District Court of extorting $1.9 million in wages from their workers.

A former Detective Station Sergeant of the Police, charged by the ICAC, was today (Saturday) jailed for 15 months at Kowloon City Magistracy for accepting free accommodation at a flat in Macao from a subject of police investigation for showing favour to t he latter.