A Principal Fireman of the Fire Services Department, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) convicted of soliciting and accepting advantages from his subordinates without permission.

A woman, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced at Kowloon City Magistracy for offering a $500 "lai see" to a driving examiner of the Transport Department during a driving test.

A company director was today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC and brought to court for allegedly offering bribes for obtaining tendering information in relation to a number of construction projects.

A Mainland resident, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at Tsuen Wan Magistracy for offering a bribe to an immigration officer at the Hong Kong International Airport while on transit from Fuzhou to New York on fal se travel documents.

A man, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to two years' imprisonment at District Court for embezzling donations totalling over $700,000 from two charitable organisations.

A former site staff of the main contractor for a redevelopment project at Wang Tau Hom Estate, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Housing Department (HD) in relation to the disposal of non-compliant reinforcemen t steel bars at the site.

A Mainland resident, who offered a bribe to an immigration officer at the Hong Kong International Airport while on transit from Fuzhou to New York on false travel documents, were charged by the ICAC and brought to Tsuen Wan Magistracy this (Tuesday) after noon.

Two men, earlier arrested in an ICAC undercover operation, were today (Monday) sent to jail for their roles in a money laundering scam.

19 persons have been arrested by the ICAC in an operation which commenced yesterday (Monday) for alleged bribery scams in relation to the listing of three companies on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. (Stock Exchange) facilitated by bogus business tra nsactions and inflated business turnover.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will continue to maintain efficiency in combating corruption through restructuring, re-prioritising tasks and maximising the use of information technology, while taking various measures to support the g overnment's efficiency savings programme.