A Detective Police Constable (DPC) and two civilians were today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly perverting the course of public justice by interfering in a Police identification parade in relation to a suspected robbery case.

The following is a statement issued by Mr Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, the outgoing Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, following today's announcement of his appointment to the post of Secretary for Security:

Three former partners of an engineering company have been charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering bribes totalling over $1.1 million to officers of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HS) over the use of fire-protection materials for HS' maintenance project s.

An unemployed man was today (Thursday) sentenced to eight months' imprisonment at Western Magistracy for swindling over $20,000 from various persons by impersonating an officer of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) and falsely representing that he could help with their job hunting.

A former company director of a piling subcontractor, charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) sentenced to four years’ imprisonment at District Court for his role in a short piling scam at a construction site of the Central and Wan Chai East Pumping Stations and Screening Plants.

A reporter was today (Monday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering bribes to a security guard for unauthorized access to a location-shooting site of a film company.

The ICAC has arrested three persons for alleged corruption over share price rigging of two listed companies, arising from the on-going investigation into the alleged corruption scams in connection with promotion of singers.

An ICAC spokesman confirmed that one more person has been arrested today (Friday) in connection with its investigation into alleged corruption over preferential treatment of certain singers in a music billboard, which resulted in a territory-wide operatio n in the past two days.

In response to press enquiries, an ICAC spokesman confirmed that 14 persons arrested in connection with its investigation into alleged bribery over preferential treatment of certain singers in relation to a music billboard are still being detained for inq uiries.

In response to press enquiries, an ICAC spokesman confirmed that an operation has been mounted this (Wednesday) morning in relation to corruption allegations over the preferential treatment of a number of singers, including the promotion of these singers and their hits on a music billboard.