Nine hawkers respectively operating in the Western District and Chai Wan were today (Thursday) charged by the ICAC in separate cases for allegedly arranging "scapegoats" to face prosecution for obstruction offences.

Sixteen people, including a medical practitioner and a bonesetter, were charged by the ICAC for allegedly swindling over $46,000 in insurance claims from a number of insurance companies with false medical certificates and documentation.

An unlicenced newspaper stall operator was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Eastern Court today (Tuesday) for arranging a "scapegoat" to face prosecution by the then Urban Services Department (USD) and admit obstruction offence in court.

The ICAC today (Monday) charged a newspaper stall operator and two fruit stall operators for allegedly arranging for "scapegoats" to face prosecution by the then Urban Services Department (USD) and admit obstruction offences in court.

A delegation from Japan's police authorities today visited the Independent Commission Against Corruption and thanked the Commission for providing assistance which led to the smashing of a false credit card syndicate based in Tokyo.

A former insurance agent was today (Friday) sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at Eastern Court for using false documents pertaining to a number of policy holders to make a series of fraudulent medical insurance claims, totalling about $204,000.

Five former technicians of a building material testing company, charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud by producing false concrete samples relating to a Housing Department (HD) construction project in Tuen Mun, were sentenced at Tuen Mun Court.

The ICAC today and yesterday arrested four businessmen suspected to have conspired to deceive 20 banks and financial institutions of $1.4 billion Letters of Credit (L/Cs) facilities.

Two unlicenced hawkers operating in Ping Shek were each sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at Kwun Tong Court today (Thursday) for “employing” an aged woman to stand in for prosecution by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).

A Police Station Sergeant was charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for allegedly bribing a government works supervisor to get new doors and other fixtures for the staff quarters allocated to him.