A Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and a director of an equipment supplier admitted at District Court today (Saturday) that they had conspired to provide false information to the Immigration Department in order to obtain an employment visa for a Mong olian woman.

A former head of a community centre was today (Thursday) sentenced to two years in prison for deceiving the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) of about $160,000 in allowances and tutor fees.

The Court of Appeal today (Wednesday) increased the prison term of a former Chief Property Manager of the Government Property Agency (GPA) convicted of misconduct over the awarding of government contracts from nine months to two-and-a-half years.

The ICAC yesterday (Tuesday) arrested an alleged swindler who was said to have sold bogus Microsoft Professional Examinations (MPE) papers on the Internet to make profits.

The ICAC is looking for a subcontractor of the Housing Department (HD) for allegedly bribing an HD Architect and soliciting bribes from other subcontractors in connection with HD development projects in Fanling and Tin Shui Wai.

Thirty people, arrested earlier by the ICAC in relation to an alleged bribery scam to forge dependant travel passes of New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus), were charged and appeared in Eastern Court today (Tuesday) at separate hearings.

The ICAC has arrested a Chief Building Services Engineer of the Housing Department (HD) for suspected corruption over the vetting and management of various building services contracts at a number of HD housing projects.

A former Assistant Assessor of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) was today (Friday) jailed for three years and four months at District Court for his role in a taxation bribery scam.

The ICAC has arrested a senior executive of a school tuckshop franchisee for her suspected involvement in a scam to deceive her employer of $1.5 million over the awarding of renovation contracts allegedly facilitated by corruption.

The ICAC has commenced a 24-hour election hotline service for public enquiries with regard to the Legislative Council By-election next month.