Anti-corruption authorities (ACAs) have to remain steadfast, unite efforts and reinforce mutual capacity to fight graft, ICAC Commissioner Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu has told an international conference.

ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu today (Monday) embarked on his three-day visit to Beijing and Tianjin, where he would call on anti-graft and related authorities, and address the Ninth Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA).

A former relationship manager of a bank and a former technical representative of an insurance broker, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) sent to jail at the District Court for accepting a $500,000 bribe for referring a client to take out an insurance policy with an insurance company and deceiving a commission of over $1.2 million from the insurance company respectively.

Two former senior executives of a listed company and a businesswoman, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) convicted by a jury at the Court of First Instance of conspiracy to defraud in relation to the acquisition of dairy farms in New Zealand and laundering over HK$85 million being proceeds of the fraud scams.

A former relationship manager of a bank and a former technical representative of an insurance broker, charged by the ICAC, were today (Friday) convicted of accepting a $500,000 bribe for referring a client to take out an insurance policy with an insurance company and deceiving a commission of over $1.2 million from the insurance company respectively.

A Police Constable (PC) has been charged by the ICAC with perverting the course of public justice by booking a motorcyclist with a lesser traffic offence.

A former director of a logistics company has been charged by the ICAC today (Thursday) with conspiracy to offer illegal commissions totalling about $4.8 million to two then employees of an electronic components manufacturer in relation to the awarding and renewal of a logistics contract.

A Senior Ambulanceman of the Fire Services Department (FSD), charged by the ICAC, today (Wednesday) admitted that he had misconducted himself by deactivating the Global Positional System (GPS) installed on ambulances on over 200 occasions so as to avoid emergency duties.

A new five-episode TV drama series “ICAC Investigators 2016”, which is jointly produced by the ICAC and the Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), will hit the screen later this month.

A former assistant admissions officer of an international school and her boyfriend have been charged by the ICAC today (Friday) with defrauding and attempting to defraud two parents of donations totalling $3 million in relation to the admission of their children to the school, and laundering the related crime proceeds respectively.