A Police Constable, charged by the ICAC with allegedly perverting the course of public justice by requesting his colleague to release a suspect arrested for illegal sale of contraband cigarettes, appeared in Shatin Court today (Wednesday).

Five former catering coordinators of Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Limited (Cathay Catering) were today (Tuesday) sentenced to jail terms ranging from four months to eight months at Tsuen Wan Court for accepting a total of $151,800 to steal fore ign newspapers from incoming flights for sale to newstands in Central and Admiralty.

A former chairman of an owners' incorporation was today (Friday) jailed for eight months at Eastern Court for soliciting a $9,000 printing order from a property management staff as a reward for awarding the latter a management contract.

A Mainland woman was today (Friday) sentenced to three years' imprisonment at District Court for offering bribes ranging from US$50,000 to US$60,000 to immigration officers at the airport for taking no action against her using a forged passport.

The Court of Appeal yesterday (Tuesday) dismissed an appeal by former managing director of Rockefeller & Co. (Far East) Ltd. (Rockefeller) against his conviction of corruption and fraud involving about $50 million.

A former manager of a steel supplier was yesterday (Tuesday) charged by the ICAC in relation to the alleged use of non-compliant steel bars for the superstructure construction of a Housing Authority (HA) Home Ownership Scheme in Yuen Chau Kok, Shatin.

The Court of Appeal today (Friday) described the crimes committed by the man who conspired to kill an ICAC witness as "cold blooded conspiracies" and dismissed his appeal against conviction and sentence.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), registering a high level of corruption complaints last year, has continued to take positive steps to maintain its investigative efficiency and capability, according to the 2000 ICAC Annual Report.

Four men, who were earlier arrested by the ICAC for their alleged corrupt involvement in smuggling portable phones on board armoured vehicles across the border, were charged today (Tuesday).

An Architect of the Housing Department (HD) was today charged by the ICAC with bribery offences in relation to HD development projects in Fanling and Tin Shui Wai.