A registered elector of the 2003 Village Representative (VR) Elections today (Monday) admitted at Eastern Magistracy that he had committed a voting offence in relation to the election for Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma Island.

A partnership approach, a robust three-pronged strategy of tackling corruption, and the commitment of Police management were the keys to Hong Kong’s success in building up a clean Police Force, Mr Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), yesterday (Friday) told an international conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Mr Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, will depart for Europe tonight (Saturday) to share Hong Kong’s graft fighting experience with law enforcement agencies and other organisations in London, Belfast and Paris.

A former shareholder of a privately run education group was today (Friday) sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended for two years, at District Court for deceiving bank loans totalling $53 million with a fraudulent business plan.

The Court of First Instance today (Friday) meted out a seven-year jail term to a former senior engineer of a piling contractor and a former assistant clerk of works of an architectural consultant for their roles in a substandard piling scam at Tin Chung C ourt in Tin Shui Wai.

A Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department was today (Thursday) sentenced to three years' imprisonment for falsely representing to a police suspect that he could help him escape prosecution for a $600,000 "bribe".

A member of the Shatin District Council (DC) was today (Thursday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly making false claims of expenditures, totalling about $80,000, from Shatin DC.

Over 650 parents and their children today (Sunday) joined a special day camp designed by the ICAC and other organisations to promote positive values such as honesty, sense of responsibility and fairness amongst youth.

A member of the Chinese Temples Committee (CTC) and a director of a construction company were today (Thursday) each sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment at District Court for offering $950,000 in bribes in relation to maintenance works at templ es and cemeteries.

On the application of the ICAC, the Eastern Magistracy has issued warrants for the arrest of two persons for their alleged roles in defrauding the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) by circumventing the tendering process for the supply of metallic gatesets to HA's housing projects.