A former lay member of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (Medical Council), charged by the ICAC, was today (August 25) sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment at the District Court for misconduct in public office (MIPO) for abusing her public office by disclosing personal information of a complainant and details of the complaint for pursing private gain to tout business as a solicitor. The offence was revealed in the course of a corruption probe by the Commission.

A former kindergarten teacher was yesterday (August 22) charged by the ICAC for allegedly bribing the principal of the kindergarten for issuing a false employment proof to support her overseas tourist visa application.

A former Project Assistant of the Home Affairs Department (HAD), charged by the ICAC, was today (August 23) sentenced to 120 hours of community service at the Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts for using medical certificates containing false information to mislead the HAD that her sick leave was recommended by doctors.

A former insurance agent, charged by the ICAC, was today (August 22) sentenced to 30 weeks’ imprisonment at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts for defrauding an insurer of commissions totalling about $750,000 by making false representations in five insurance policy applications about the occupations and monthly incomes of the applicants or the relevant handling agent. The illegal activities were revealed in the course of a corruption investigation.

The ICAC today (August 19) organised a Recruitment Experience Day for the first time to tie in with its latest recruitment exercise for Investigators and Assistant Investigators. In view of the overwhelming response, extra sessions will be held next Sunday (August 27). A total of over 1,000 participants are expected to be received and briefed on the Commission’s anti-corruption work.

Three former employees of a bank, charged by the ICAC, were today (August 18) sentenced to jail terms ranging from 10 to 45 months for bribery and dishonest access to computer for conspiring together to accept bribes of over $200,000 so as to divulge confidential information of over 680 customers in the bank computer system to others for touting personal loan business.

In the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC, it was revealed that a Housing Officer of the Housing Department (HD) had allegedly used records containing false information to mislead the HD that she had conducted flat inspection visits to verify occupancy status of various flats of a public rental housing estate. The Housing Officer was charged by the ICAC yesterday (August 16) with offences under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).

A Postman was charged by the ICAC yesterday (August 15) for allegedly using false parking permits to park a car at a car park of a Government Offices Building for free for about six months, and using a copy of one of the parking permits to hinder and prolong an ICAC investigation. The offences were revealed in the course of a corruption investigation.

In response to media enquiries, an ICAC spokesperson confirmed that the Commission is conducting an investigation into alleged corruption, misconduct in public office and misappropriation in connection with funding arrangements and operation of a medical research centre set up in 2018 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). ICAC officers today (August 11) conducted investigation and collected evidence at the CUHK, including interviews and searching premises in accordance with warrants issued by the court. No arrest has been made at this stage. As enquiries are ongoing, no further comment will be made.

An assistant manager of a telecommunications company and three others were charged by the ICAC yesterday (August 9) for allegedly concealing the assistant manager’s interest in a contractor to secure fibre installation service orders of the telecommunications company worth totalling $180,000.