The ICAC has arrested 23 persons, including a former chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board (LLB) and two District Councillors, for suspected corruption over applications for liquor licences relating to a number of discos, bars and restaurants.
A former Architect of the Housing Department (HD) and two subcontractors today (Wednesday) received jail sentences up to five and a half years for bribery offences in relation to two development projects in Fanling and Tin Shui Wai.
In response to press enquiries on whether the ICAC has completed its corruption investigation into alleged horse race rigging and illegal bookmaking involving two jockeys of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), the ICAC issues the following statement:
The Court of Appeal dismissed the application made by a former Immigration Officer to appeal against his conviction for involvement in illicit passport trade.
Two company directors, who were toy sourcing agents of BBC Worldwide Limited (BBCW), appeared in Eastern Court today (Friday) for an alleged bribery scam over the placing of purchase orders for toys with suppliers.
Two company directors, who were toy sourcing agents of BBC Worldwide Limited (BBCW), were today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for an alleged bribery scam over the placing of purchase orders for toys with suppliers.
The ICAC today (Tuesday) charged two business executives for their respective involvement in alleged corruption and fraud scams, each involving multi-million dollar worth of supply contracts.
An airport bus driver of Citybus Limited (Citybus), charged by the ICAC, today (Friday) admitted at Eastern Court that he had pocketed bus fares totalling HK$20,000.
A man, charged by the ICAC, was today (Friday) sentenced to eight months' imprisonment at Kwun Tong Court for cheating $5,000 from an inmate's mother by posing as a prison officer to help her son avoid transfer to a detention centre.
Two former property agents were today (Wednesday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly offering bribes totalling more than $2 million to a public listed company's former executive in relation to property investment of the company and its subsidiaries.