Thirteen parents and a middleman charged by the ICAC were today (February 24) convicted after trial at the District Court of offering around $1.1 million in bribes to a then administrator of an international kindergarten for assisting in a priority admission of 12 children to its K1 classes. The kindergarten employee earlier admitted having accepted bribes.

The Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption (HKIAAC), established by the ICAC, has been progressively enhancing its facilities, optimising training and improving hardware support over the past two years. This February, the HKIAAC, celebrating its 2nd anniversary, launched “The Nexus” – a new learning centre integrating technological elements, and continued to enhance global anti-corruption capabilities through training and deepen anti-corruption collaboration.

A former vice president of a secretarial company was charged by the ICAC today (February 23) for allegedly accepting bribes totalling over $67,000 for secretly diverting three clients to a business rival.

A then bank employee appeared in the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts this morning (February 20) for mention after being charged by the ICAC for allegedly accepting RMB500 in bribe for each client referred by an intermediary in successfully opening a bank account.

The ICAC mounted a law enforcement operation codenamed “Lion Rock” this week (February 9 and 10) to combat suspected corruption and other related illicit activities involving the grand renovation projects of seven housing estates and buildings across the territory, arresting a total of 22 individuals.

Hong Kong is ranked the 12th least corrupt place among 182 countries/territories in the latest survey by international anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI), five places up from previous year’s ranking. The rise not only marked one of the most notable advances since the index was first launched in 1995, but also earned Hong Kong the second least corrupt place in Asia.

A then general manager of a pharmaceutical wholesaler charged by the ICAC today (February 10) pleaded guilty at the District Court to deceiving the wholesaler into paying service fees totalling about $1.1 million by making false representations that consultancy services were provided by a secretarial services company operated by his subordinate. A director of the secretarial services company concerned pleaded guilty to money laundering.

A man charged by the ICAC was today (February 5) sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment at the Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts after pleading guilty to having offered a bribe of RMB600 to a Driving Examiner of the Transport Department (TD) when he attended the Commercial Vehicle Test on Tuesday (February 3) with a view to passing the test.

A man was charged by the ICAC today (February 4) for allegedly offering a bribe of RMB600 to a Driving Examiner of the Transport Department (TD) when he attended the Commercial Vehicle Test yesterday (February 3) with a view to passing the test. The Driving Examiner did not succumb to corruption and reported the incident to the TD.

A property buyer appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts this morning (February 3) for mention after being charged by the ICAC for allegedly deceiving a bank and the HKMC Insurance Limited (HKMCI) into granting a mortgage loan totalling over $4.6 million with a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 90 per cent by making false representations that a residential property was for self-use.