Three people, including two private care agency operators, were charged by the ICAC yesterday (July 8), following an intensive investigation and legal advice from the Department of Justice, for allegedly conspiring together to defraud the Social Welfare Department (SWD) of over $1.3 million in subsidies by submitting false attendance records that overstated home care service hours provided by carers by more than 5,000 hours. The investigation stemmed from a corruption complaint referred by the SWD, alleging that individuals deceived the government into granting subsidies under the “Community Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly” (CCSV Scheme) through corrupt means.

The ICAC will actively align with the 15th Five-Year Plan of the Country in combating corruption and fully cooperate Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan to continue advancing its anti-corruption work, charting new milestones for the Country and Hong Kong, according to its latest annual report.

An ICAC investigation earlier revealed that an inmate of Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre (LCKRC) conspired with others to plot two crimes to facilitate sentence reduction applications for other inmates by tipping off the Police about the planned crimes. Early intervention by the Commission successfully intercepted these planned crimes involving possession of unlawful arms, explosives or drugs, leading to the prosecution of five individuals. While four of them were jailed following their guilty pleas, the last defendant today (July 7) admitted at the District Court that she had laundered crime proceeds.

One of the two property vendors, charged by the ICAC for offering a $30,000 bribe to an estate agent for waiving a $155,000 agency commission in relation to the sale of a residential property, was sentenced today (July 3) after entering a guilty plea at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts. The other vendor earlier also pleaded guilty to the charge.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Hong Kong Police Force (Police) launched a joint operation codenamed “Double-edged” on Tuesday (June 23) to crack down on a crime syndicate controlled by members of the local football circle, resulting in the arrest of 19 individuals. The syndicate is suspected of operating an illegal bookmaking ring involving both local and international matches, including World Cup matches, as well as bribing football players to fix match results in local games for illicit profits.

A waitress charged by the ICAC was convicted today (June 25) at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts of offering bribes consisting of a supermarket voucher and cash worth totalling $350 to two staff members of the Labour Department (LD) for assisting her in filing a claim for wages and severance payment against her former employer. Her offers were rejected by the LD staff.

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The four independent advisory committees overseeing different aspects of the work of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) affirmed the Commission’s professional and effective discharge of its statutory duties in 2025. The committees supported the ICAC to uphold a zero-tolerance attitude in the unwavering fight against corruption to safeguard integrity, justice and social stability in Hong Kong.

A then head of the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre (Rehabilitation Centre) of the CUHK Medical Centre (CUHKMC) was charged by the ICAC with fraud for allegedly making false representations that professional services such as consultations and procedures were personally provided to patients to defraud the CUHKMC of relevant professional fees. He also faces charges for disclosing the identity of persons under ICAC investigation and perverting the course of public justice.

A then employee of a property investment company and a renovation works contractor, charged by the ICAC for accepting and offering bribes totalling $1.3 million to show favour in relation to property renovation works, were respectively sentenced to 15 months and 14 months in prison at the District Court today (June 12) while the bribes involved were confiscated.