Following is the press release entitled “Joint task force to combat bid-rigging in building maintenance and renovation projects successfully dismantles bid-rigging syndicate in first joint operation” issued by the Government today (November 6): Led by the Security Bureau and joined by the Hong Kong Police Force, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Competition Commission, the joint task force to combat bid-rigging in building maintenance and renovation projects conducted a joint operation codenamed "Operation UNITEDEDGE" in the past two days (November 5 and 6), successfully neutralising a bid-rigging syndicate and arresting a total of 66 persons.

A then senior engineer of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), charged by the ICAC for the offence of wealth not commensurate with income, was earlier sentenced to five years and three months in prison following his guilty plea at the High Court. A subcontractor involved in the case was today (November 6) sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for bribing the senior engineer for showing favour in relation to two minor works contracts worth about $91.4 million.

A former Vice President of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) was charged by the ICAC this morning (November 4) for allegedly obtaining dishonest access to the internal information system of the HKEX, which contained confidential information pertaining to listed companies. His mother was also charged in connection with the case. The case will be brought to the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for mention this afternoon.

Two former senior executives of a cleaning company were charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting bribes totalling more than $75 million in connection with the procurement of cleaning vehicles and maintenance services for those vehicles. The case will be brought up for mention at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts this morning (November 2).

A Housing Officer of the Housing Department (HD), charged by the ICAC, admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts today (October 27) that she had committed misconduct in public office (MIPO) by falsely representing to two applicants that the HD had approved their respective applications for the addition of public housing family members (addition application) and a community function.

A then senior engineer of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), charged by the ICAC for the offence of wealth not commensurate with income, was earlier sentenced to five years and three months in prison following his guilty plea at the High Court. A subcontractor involved in the case was convicted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (October 23) of bribing the senior engineer for showing favour in relation to two minor works contracts worth about $91.4 million.

The ICAC earlier charged a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) intermediary with colluding with clients to apply for the early withdrawal of MPF totalling about $4.6 million using false statutory declarations and supporting documents. The intermediary was convicted of conspiracy to defraud and using false instruments at the District Court today (October 22). Three of his clients had previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scam.

In Operation “Thunder” conducted early this year, the ICAC neutralised a corruption syndicate suspected of defrauding government technology subsidies under the Technology Voucher Programme (TVP) through shell companies set up by recruited dummy applicants. Following an in-depth investigation, five individuals, including a technology services provider and shell company owners were charged with conspiracy to defraud this morning (October 16). The case will be brought to the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for mention this afternoon.

The ICAC today (October 15) released the findings of the ICAC Annual Survey 2025. The findings revealed that 99.2 per cent of respondents had not come across corruption personally in the past year - the highest percentage ever recorded in this aspect. In addition, the majority of respondents stated that they would report corruption if they encountered it, reflecting that an integrity culture had taken root in Hong Kong and become an important core value among citizens.

The ICAC, in Operation “Thunderclap” conducted early this year, neutralised a corruption syndicate suspected of offering and accepting bribes, and defrauding government technology subsidies under the Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme (DTSPP). Following an intensive investigation, six individuals, including a then section head of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport) and the proprietor of an information technology (IT) company, were charged this morning (October 12). The case was brought to the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for mention this afternoon.