Three senior executives of a cleaning company, charged by the ICAC, were today (Saturday) sentenced to various jail terms at District Court for their roles in a fraud to deceive the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) over the wages paid to cl eaning workers under a LCSD contract.

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An Assistant Waterworks Inspector of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) and two licensed plumbers, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) sentenced at Tsuen Wan Magistracy for corruption in relation to plumbing installation works at various premises .

Five persons, including the former chairman and chairman of publicly listed Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited (TSL), have been charged by the ICAC for their respective roles in alleged conspiracies to offer advantages and tax fraud.

A man, wanted by the ICAC for his alleged involvement in a counterfeit credit card fraud, today (Thursday) voluntarily returned from Malaysia to Hong Kong to face prosecution.

Two persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) each sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment at District Court for conspiring to defraud the minority shareholders of a listed company in relation to its acquisition.

Five persons, including a former Senior Superintendent of Police and two serving police officers, charged by the ICAC, were today (Wednesday) each fined $10,000 at Kowloon City Magistracy for breaching the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (PBO) over disclo sure of their expenditures in relation to a corruption investigation.

A member of the Shatin District Council, charged by the ICAC, was today (Tuesday) sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at District Court for soliciting and accepting bribes in relation to the renewal of coach service at a residential estate in Ma On Shan.

The former general manager of publicly listed Shanghai Land Holdings Limited (Shanghai Land) and two other persons, charged by the ICAC, were today (Monday) sentenced to jail terms at District Court for their respective roles in manipulating the trading i n the shares of the listed company, and frustrating an investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in relation to the market manipulation.

Seventy members of the District Fight Crime Committee (DFCC) visited the ICAC this week to learn first hand the latest corruption situation and major anti-corruption efforts of the ICAC.