Twenty-seven anti-corruption experts from around the world have gathered in Hong Kong for the Professional Anti-corruption Training in Major Infrastructure Projects for Belt and Road (B&R) countries, hosted by the Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption (HKIAAC) of the ICAC. During the nine-day programme, the ICAC will share with participants its experience in enhancing anti-graft capabilities in mega infrastructure projects through innovative technology.

The ICAC today (September 3) charged a deputy general manager of a construction company with allegedly accepting a bribe of $2 million from an operator of a works subcontractor for assisting the latter in securing a slope and soil nail works subcontract under a site formation project.

A prisoner of Stanley Prison, charged by the ICAC, today (September 3) admitted at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts that he had offered a bribe of $500,000 to a public prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DoJ) to seek the latter’s assistance in interfering with the trial of another criminal case the prisoner faced.

The ICAC today (September 2) charged a woman for allegedly offering a bribe of RMB 2,000 to a bank employee for assistance in reactivating her company’s bank account.

The ICAC today (August 29) charged a former Senior Police Constable for allegedly obtaining loans of $16,000 without permission and making a false statement on a financial obligations declaration document when applying for re-employment by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) after retirement, contravening the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (POBO).

A former marketing manager of a green wall installation company, charged by the ICAC for diverting the company’s business to another company to which she was related through fraudulent means, was today (August 28) convicted of two counts of fraud at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts.

The ICAC and the Competition Commission conducted a joint operation code-named “Shotgun” for two consecutive days on August 21 and 22, following the two agencies’ first collaborated action in mid-April against a newly-rising syndicate engaging in corruption and bid-rigging. After a four-month in-depth investigation and detailed analysis of evidence collected, the two agencies discovered that the syndicate might have been involved in other suspected corruption and bid-rigging activities and therefore took further enforcement actions.

A woman, her husband and a relative of them were earlier charged by the ICAC for defrauding the Social Welfare Department (SWD) of Traffic Accident Victim Assistance (TAVA) payments and insurance companies of related compensation by allegedly making false representations about their injuries in traffic accidents. The wife, who earlier admitted that she had defrauded the SWD and three insurers out of a total of about $530,000, was today (August 26) sentenced at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts to 24 months’ imprisonment.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Macao Judiciary Police jointly mounted an operation codenamed “Demarcation” on August 19 and 20 in relation to suspected cross-boundary fraud and misconduct. Senior executives of a listed company in Hong Kong were allegedly involved in fictitious transactions and false accounting totalling around HK$120 million.

A director of a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME), charged by the ICAC, was today (August 20) sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment at the District Court for his role in defrauding seven banks of 63 loans totalling over $82 million and banking facilities totalling $20.5 million, as well as deceiving the Trade and Industry Department (TID) and the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) into acting as guarantors for loans and facilities totalling $6.9 million granted by the banks.