A then Assistant Officer of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) was charged by the ICAC yesterday (March 12) for allegedly deceiving the Correctional Services Department Credit Union (CSDCU) and three financial institutions into granting him various loans totalling over $1.5 million in a span of three years by concealing his personal outstanding liabilities. The offences were uncovered in an investigation by the Commission, following receipt of a corruption complaint referred by the CSD.

The ICAC calls on members of the public to stay vigilant to phishing emails issued by senders named “ICAC” from Hotmail accounts.

A then team leader and a then construction worker of a works subcontractor, charged by ICAC, today (March 7) admitted at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts that they had solicited and accepted bribes totalling about $98,000 from four formworks workers referred by them to work at a Community Isolation Facility construction site on Lantau Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In operation “Tenacity” mounted earlier, the ICAC had cracked down a corruption syndicate in connection with football match-fixing and illegal gambling. After conducting intensive investigations, four individuals, including the mastermind of the syndicate and the owner of a football club of the Second Division of Hong Kong (HK Second Division), were charged for allegedly offering bribes totalling over $240,000 to various football players for contriving the match results in the football season 2021/2022 to facilitate illegal gambling business of the syndicate.

ICAC Commissioner Mr Woo Ying-ming today (March 4) welcomed the newly appointed Director of Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) Mr Sam Tee to the ICAC, where the two gentlemen exchanged law enforcement experience and views on strengthening anti-graft co-operation.

The ICAC had earlier charged a then deputy general manager of a contractor of a works project in Tseung Kwan O of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) with conspiracy for an agent to accept an advantage for allegedly reaching an agreement with a subcontractor to accept a bribe of $2 million in relation to securing a subcontract of the project, which subsequently did not materialise. Another two individuals associated with the subcontractor were charged by the Commission yesterday (March 3) with bribery.

The four independent advisory committees, responsible for overseeing different aspects of the work of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), highly commended the Commission for its contributions and breakthroughs in the previous year in relation to law enforcement, corruption prevention, education and international cooperation. The four committees support the ICAC to keep up its efforts in innovations and reforms while upholding its graft fighting mission and advancing the international anti-corruption cause.

A then account supervisor of a party products supplier appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (March 3) after being charged by the ICAC for alleged misappropriation of about $18 million of company funds by forging the signatures on almost 500 cheques. The case was adjourned, pending committal to the High Court for plea.

ICAC Commissioner Woo Ying-ming has led a delegation to visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early this week to foster closer ties in anti-corruption initiatives between Hong Kong and the Middle East region.

A then Assistant Business Manager of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) was charged by the ICAC yesterday (February 26) with misconduct in public office (MIPO) for allegedly divulging confidential tender information, including evaluation criteria and tender proposals submitted by other bidders, to a personal friend for assisting the latter to secure an online market platform enhancement project at over $2.3 million. The personal friend faces an offence of aiding or abetting another person to commit MIPO.