The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is concerned about the recent increase in the number of corruption complaints in the financial and construction industries.

Two serving Police Constables have been arrested by the ICAC during an undercover investigation into suspected bribery by police officers to “ fix up ” police investigations.

A teacher and a laboratory technician of a secondary school were charged by the ICAC today (Wednesday) for allegedly disclosing to students what laboratory apparatus would be used in the Physics Practical Examination for this year's Hong Kong Advanced Lev el Examination (HKALE) before the examination took place.

The Court of Final Appeal today (Monday) ordered the resumption of the trial of two police officers who were charged by the ICAC with accepting bribes to facilitate triad activities but acquitted after a District Court judge excluded certain evidence collected in an undercover investigation.

An Assistant Professor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and his wife, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) each sentenced to 18 months ' imprisonment for using false declarations to obtain housing allowances totalling $2.5 million.

A Detective Police Sergeant, charged by the ICAC for accepting loans and free massage services for helping a massage parlour obtain licences and tipping off a restaurant about police inspections, was found guilty at District Court today (Friday).

In connection with the ICAC ' s investigation into illegal bookmaking syndicates allegedly protected by serving and former police officers, one more civilian was arrested, making the total number of arrests 17.

A total of 16 persons, including serving and retired senior police officers and rank-and-file officers, were arrested in Hong Kong during an operation jointly waged by the ICAC and its Macau counterparts beginning yesterday (Wednesday) night.

A Senior Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E) was charged by the ICAC today (Thursday) for allegedly soliciting a monthly payment of $100,000 and accepting free sexual services from an operator of a pirated video compact discs shop i n Yaumatei in return for giving prior warnings of raids.

More than 600 young people will attend a forum hosted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and other community organisations in August to address issues they face in the new century.