Graft fighters must continuously upgrade their skills and expertise to outsmart criminals who were nowadays assisted by advanced technology and professionals, said ICAC Commissioner Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong today (Friday).

A former waitress of a karaoke lounge, charged by the ICAC, today (Thursday) admitted at North Kowloon Magistracy that she had accepted $4,000 in bribes to capture customers' credit card data for manufacturing counterfeit credit cards.

The ICAC has prosecuted more people at the managerial level in the years following the Asian financial turmoil, representing over 30 per cent of total private sector prosecutions.

A subcontractor was today (Tuesday) sentenced to six months' imprisonment at District Court for making false claims of payments from the Architectural Services Department (ASD) for maintenance works at government properties.

A staff of the Highways Department (HyD) and a subcontractor were today (Friday) charged by the ICAC for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to deceive HyD over the replacement of damaged asbestos wall panels inside the Aberdeen Tunnel.

A former employee of an airline company, charged by the ICAC, appeared in Eastern Magistracy today (Thursday) for allegedly accepting bribe payments totalling $460,000 for reserving cargo space on aircraft.

Two officers of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA) were today (Thursday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly abusing their authority in awarding TELA's printing and production contracts worth about $800,000 in total.

A woman and her brother, charged by the ICAC in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain bank credit facilities totalling $65.5 million, were today (Wednesday) found guilty by a jury of the Court of First Instance.

A former assistant stage manager of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPO), charged by the ICAC for allegedly defrauding the orchestra of $5,000 over payments for casual workers, appeared in Kowloon City Magistracy today (Wednesday).

Twenty-four officers of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) were today (Tuesday) presented awards in recognition of their distinguished service.