An ICAC delegation led by Commissioner Woo Ying-ming today (March 27) commenced a visit to anti-corruption agencies in Beijing and Anhui to exchange the latest development of anti-graft initiatives and capacity building in fighting corruption. The visit marked the first of its kind since the full resumption of cross-border travel between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

A then member of the Incorporated Owners (IO) of a private residential building in Sham Shui Po, charged by the ICAC, today (March 27) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that he had used false cash memos to claim works payment of over $10,000 from the IO. The offences were revealed in the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC.

Following the receipt of a complaint alleging impersonation of ICAC officers in phone scams, the Commission concluded an investigation and revealed that a woman was suspected to have visited Hong Kong upon a friend’s request to open bank accounts, which were subsequently operated by others to handle payments in phone scams. The woman was charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to commit money laundering today (March 24) and the case will be brought to the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts for mention tomorrow (March 25).

In the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC, it was revealed that a Fireman allegedly deceived a financial institution into granting him a loan of $300,000 by not making full disclosure of his outstanding loans. The Fireman was charged by the ICAC with fraud yesterday (March 23).

An associate professor of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) was charged by the ICAC today (March 22) for allegedly defrauding the HKU of Private Tenancy Allowance (PTA) totalling over $720,000 by making false representations about her compliance with the relevant “live-in-requirement”.

A Works Supervisor of the Housing Department (HD) was charged by the ICAC today (March 21) for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes and unauthorised loans totalling over $90,000 from six staff of three sub-contractors of a public housing construction site in Tai Po over works inspection. Also charged in the case were two sub-contractor staff who offered bribes and loans to the Works Supervisor.

A former site team leader of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project) was today (March 21) sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for deceiving the sub-contractor into paying higher daily wages to four summer job seekers by making false representations that they were experienced plumbers. The defendant was among 21 people charged by the ICAC with bribery over Third Runway Project workers’ employment arising from the relevant investigation.

A secondary school teacher was charged by the ICAC today (March 20) for allegedly deceiving the school into engaging a service provider to host a workshop for students by concealing that he was the major shareholder of the service provider.

In the course of a corruption investigation by the ICAC, it was revealed that a former employee of a publishing firm had deceived the firm into making payments totalling about $380,000 to various contractors by fabricating invoices in relation to the republication of books and the relocation works of the firm. The former employee was charged by the Commission with fraud and offences under the anti-bribery law last Friday (March 17).

A former site team leader of a subcontractor of an expansion project of the United Christian Hospital, charged by the ICAC, was today (March 16) convicted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts of soliciting and accepting illegal rebates totalling over $14,000 from three carpenters and bar benders for securing their employment with the subcontractor and being favourably disposed to them at work.