A then senior executive of a contractor of COVID-19 Community Testing Centres (CTCs) was charged by the ICAC yesterday (November 5) for allegedly concealing his conflict of interest when contracting out the daily operation of CTCs to a company controlled by him and others, resulting in service payments totalling $120 million.

The ICAC earlier charged six individuals, including a Police Sergeant, for allegedly recruiting family members, friends and Police officers to pose as dummy insurance agents and policyholders to take out bogus insurance policies using false information to deceive insurers into releasing payments of commissions, bonuses and allowances totalling about $3 million. While the case was today (November 6) transferred to the District Court for plea in late November, warrants for the arrest of two others implicated in the scam were issued by a Magistrate upon the application by the ICAC.

With the polling day of the 2025 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election set for December 7, the ICAC today (November 5) debuted a first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) generated animation short video to encourage electors to vote and support a clean LegCo election.

The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) today (November 5) unanimously allowed the appeal by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and restored the convictions of four persons, including senior executives of a then listed company, who were charged by the ICAC with conspiracy to defraud over bonds placement of the listed company.

A former principal of a government-aided primary school and a close friend of him, charged by the ICAC, were today (November 3) sentenced at the District Court to jail terms of four years and three months and three years respectively for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office (MIPO) by concealing that the principal had funded the personal friend to set up a tutorial centre near the school and leaked confidential examination and quiz questions of the school to the latter before the examinations and quizzes.

ICAC Commissioner Mr Woo Ying-ming, in his capacity of President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), headed an ICAC delegation to South Africa this week to attend the meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) Anti-Corruption Working Group for the first time. Over 100 representatives of anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies from over 20 jurisdictions took part in the meeting, echoing the call to strengthen communication and collaboration amongst anti-corruption authorities (ACAs) to build a corruption-free world.

A senior construction manager of a developer and five directors and staff of four subcontractors, charged by the ICAC, were today (October 28) convicted after trial at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts of bribery offences. The manager had accepted advantages worth about $180,000, including cash, gifts, etc., provided by the co-defendants for disclosing internal documents and information to assist the latter in the tendering exercises for various work packages of 10 construction projects.

The 2025 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election, scheduled to take place on December 7, will open for nominations from tomorrow (October 24) to November 6. The ICAC, through enforcing the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO), will carry out its statutory duty to ensure a fair, open and honest election.

The ICAC and the Construction Industry Council (CIC) have been working closely to promote anti-corruption measures and strengthen corporate governance within the construction industry, aiming to foster a culture of integrity and enhance the long-term competitiveness of the industry.

An employee of an interior design company was charged by the ICAC yesterday (October 22) for allegedly accepting bribes totalling about $520,000 from seven subcontractors for awarding renovation projects to them.