A former registered nurse of the Hospital Authority (HA) today (Friday) admitted having cheated housing allowances totalling $138,000 by falsely claiming that she had lived in the subsidized property, which she in fact leased to other people.

A Senior Superintendent of Police and two businessmen, arrested in an ICAC operation in June last year while operating off-course betting for a horse race at a Homantin premises, were given prison terms at District Court today (Thursday).

An Inspector of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) and a subcontractor, charged by the ICAC for allegedly making overclaims of more than $220,000 in relation to waterworks projects in Kowloon East region, appeared in Eastern Court today (Thursday).

A former project manager of a community centre today (Wednesday) admitted having cheated the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) of about $160,000 in allowances and tutor fees by falsely representing that his girlfriend and his mother had taught retraining c ourses.

The ICAC today (Monday) arrested a Programme Officer of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to embezzle more than $160,000 in implementing a computerized music scheduling system.

The general manager and a credit manager of Hang Seng Bank Limited (HSB), together with four businessmen, charged by the ICAC, appeared at Eastern Court today (Friday) for alleged bribery and conspiracy in connection with a HK$880 million Letters of Credi t (L/C) scam.

A former electrical and maintenance officer of Giordano Limited was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment at District Court today (Thursday) for embezzling over $110,000 from his former employer with inflated invoices.

In response to media enquiries on press reports claiming that an ICAC investigator or a number of ICAC junior investigators were on the borrowers' list of a loansharking syndicate crushed by the Police yesterday, the ICAC issues the following statement:

The ICAC Commissioner, Alan Lai Nin, today (Tuesday) called on the construction industry to take a critical look at its operations and to introduce reforms to ensure that the industry could move forward with greater efficiency and pride.

The Chairman and the Vice-chairman of the Mongkok District Cultural Recreation and Sports Association Limited (the Association), two staff members of Lim Por Yen Centre (LPY Centre) and a contractor were today (Monday) charged by the ICAC for allegedly co nspiring to cheat the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) of subvention over renovation works at LPY Centre.