A former bank employee and an operator of an intermediary, charged by the ICAC, were both sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (January 6) following their guilty pleas to having conspired together to accept bribes totalling over RMB13,000, i.e., about HK$15,000, for assisting clients of the intermediary to open bank accounts.

A Mechanical Inspector of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) was charged by the ICAC today (January 5) for allegedly deceiving the EMSD Credit Union into approving three loan applications in the total sum of over $800,000 by concealing his debts owed to at least two financial institutions.

In a law enforcement operation mounted last week, the ICAC neutralised a building maintenance corruption syndicate controlled by individuals with triad background. A total of 21 people linked to two grand renovation projects in Kwun Tong district, including backbone members of the corruption syndicate, were arrested.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) today (December 31) warned members of the public not to be deceived by fraudulent videos containing content impersonating ICAC officers.

A property agent charged by the ICAC was today (December 31) convicted at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts of bribery for accepting $32,500 in bribes for divulging information of property vendors to two directors of another property agency for them to promote services of the property agency. The two directors had earlier entered guilty pleas.

A former construction manager of a Buddhist monastery was charged by the ICAC today (December 30) for allegedly awarding various maintenance works involving payments totalling over $500,000 to his wife’s company by concealing his conflict of interest.

A then Senior Customs Officer of the Customs and Excise Department (C&E), charged by the ICAC, was today (December 24) sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for using a form containing false information to apply for performing paid outside work for the Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS).

A former part-time lecturer of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), charged by the ICAC, was sentenced to eight months’ in prison today (December 17) at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts for taking a bribe of $20,000 for securing a passing grade for a student in his final year project.

ICAC Commissioner Woo Ying-ming, in his capacity of President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), earlier attended the IAACA Annual Conference held in Doha, Qatar and delivered an opening remarks through video conferencing.

A then Senior Engineer of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) who handled works contracts, charged by the ICAC, was today (December 16) sentenced to five years and three months in prison at the Court of First Instance of the High Court for the offence of wealth not commensurate with income during his tenure, involving unexplained cash totalling over $7 million, with crime proceeds confiscated.