A then Assistant Officer of the Correctional Services Department (CSD), charged by the ICAC, today (May 20) admitted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts that he had deceived the Correctional Services Department Credit Union (CSDCU) and three financial institutions into granting him loans totalling over $890,000 in a span of three years by concealing his personal outstanding liabilities.

Three former employees and a client of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) were charged by the ICAC today (May 13) for allegedly defrauding the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of funding totalling over $7 million on two research and development (R&D) projects of the HKPC and falsifying accounts.

In a law enforcement operation codenamed “Heron” mounted recently, the ICAC smashed a syndicate engaged in the illegal sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) via its online shop and through bribing staff of a logistics company, delivered the e-cigarettes and vaping products to customers. During the operation, ICAC officers arrested 16 people and seized over 200,000 pieces of vaping products with a market value of about $20 million, a record seizure of such since the e-cigarettes ban came into effect.

The ICAC yesterday (May 8) charged a director of an aesthetic medical centre for allegedly deceiving a shareholder into investing a total of $5.8 million in its business by inflating expenses in purchasing aesthetic medical equipment and renovations, and misappropriating company funds of over $3.1 million.

An imported site team leader of Terminal 2 expansion works of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), charged by the ICAC with accepting bribes from eight imported workers over their employment, was today (May 8) sentenced to four and a half months’ imprisonment at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts.

A former coordinator of a logistics company, charged by the ICAC, today (May 8) admitted at the District Court that he had deceived his then employer into placing air cargo space orders worth totalling over $9.1 million with carriers’ agents via two intermediaries associated with him for personal gain of over $1.2 million in total by concealing his conflicting interest.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption today (May 7) unveiled the newly revamped ICAC Exhibition Hall, which features cutting-edge technological installations empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) system and immersive technology developed by the Country. Starting from tomorrow (May 8), members of the public can revisit Hong Kong’s anti-corruption journey in the past 50 years and explore the latest probity developments to gain a deeper understanding of ICAC’s graft-fighting work both locally and in the international arena.

A property agent and two directors of another property agency were charged by the ICAC today (May 7) for allegedly offering and accepting bribes totalling $32,500 for divulging information of property vendors to promote services of the property agency.

Four audit and consultant staff of an accounting firm and its sister company implicated in a corruption investigation by the Hong Kong ICAC were charged on May 2 for allegedly conspiring together to defraud the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to approve the listing application of a Macao construction firm by preparing false accountants’ report showing its business growth. They were also suspected of conspiring with three relatives to conceal their identities in the subscription for placing shares of the construction firm in its initial public offering (IPO). The seven defendants will appear at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (May 7) for mention.

A total of 48 ICAC officers graduating from the first accredited 20-week Professional Diploma in Anti-Corruption induction course commenced their graft-fighting career today (May 6) to contribute to the anti-corruption cause in Hong Kong, the country and the international arena.