A Chief Programme Officer of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), charged by the ICAC, was today (Wednesday) convicted at Kowloon City Magistracy of misconduct by abusing his authority over staff salary increments.

ICAC Commissioner, Mr Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, met with Dr Sun Qian, President of the National Prosecutors College (the “College”), to explore further cooperation between the ICAC and the College on training.

The ICAC yesterday arrested a man for allegedly swindling over $600,000 from a woman by falsely representing that he was a senior government official and persuading her to invest in a property to which he claimed he was entitled under a new government hou sing programme.

A vice-president of a securities and investment firm was yesterday arrested by the ICAC for allegedly soliciting $2 million for persuading a client to sell his shares in a listed company to facilitate its hostile takeover by an investment management compa ny.

A man serving a seven-year jail term for drug trafficking was today (Wednesday) sentenced to another 56 months' imprisonment in an ICAC case for orchestrating a "staged" drug transaction to mitigate for a lighter sentence in his previous drug trial.

In response to press enquiries, an ICAC spokesman confirmed that six persons, including two assistant supervisors and a driver of the Salvation Army (SA), have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a corruption scam to trade bulks of clothes dona ted by the public for personal gains.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has launched a set of corruption prevention guidelines for over 60 government departments to follow in making direct purchases worth up to $1.3 million.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption today (Saturday) announced that Principal Investigator Mr Kenny Tso Wai-yan will be promoted to become an Assistant Director of Operations, with effect from October 16, 2002.

A former technician, charged by the ICAC, was today (Thursday) sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment for soliciting and taking bribes from two subcontractors for awarding bogus maintenance contracts at The Belcher's in Pokfulam.

A member of the Kwai Tsing District Council (KTDC) was yesterday arrested and charged by the ICAC for allegedly making false claims of expenditures from KTDC in relation to activities organised under the Housing Department's Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS).