The ICAC has arrested 22 persons, including the chairmen of two publicly listed companies, for alleged corruption offences under Section 9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and suspected misappropriation of substantial corporate funds from the listed companies.

A couple, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced at Kowloon City Magistracy for defrauding the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) of cash compensation totalling $136,000 in relation to a redevelopment project.

Two former staff of a market management contractor of the Housing Department (HD) have been charged today (Wednesday) by the ICAC for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes from market tenants.

The chairman of a now delisted company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced at District Court to an additional 12 months’ imprisonment for his role in a fraudulent scam in relation to the trading of the company's shares, and authorising the issuing of a misleading prospectus in the listing of the company.

Nine former staff of a security company, charged by the ICAC for allegedly conspiring to defraud the Judiciary Administration by submitting false claims of fees for guarding distrained premises, appeared in Tsuen Wan Magistracy today (Monday).

A businessman, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment at District Court for offering bribe payments totalling $70,000 to an officer of the Customs & Excise Department (C&E) for obtaining restricted information on the duty rosters of C&E officers.

The Chairman of the North District Council (NDC) has been arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly making false claims for reimbursements of rental expenses in relation to his ward office, totalling over $129,000, from the Government.

The Court of First Instance today (Wednesday) dismissed a Superintendent of Police's appeal against his conviction of three charges of deceiving $230,000 from financial institutions and acting as a guarantor for a $180,000 loan obtained by fraudulent mean s.

The ICAC has charged three persons for alleged bribery and fraud involving cash compensation totalling about $1.8 million in relation to three redevelopment projects of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA).

Three former staff of a pest control company contracted by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) have been charged by the ICAC for allegedly defrauding the Government over the wages paid to workers and blackmailing the latter by demanding f rom them part of their wages.