Former ICAC chief Timothy Tong criticised for breaching spending rules
Independent report on Timothy Tong's lavish entertainment reveals 42 instances of misconduct
A probe into overspending by ex-ICAC chief Timothy Tong Hin-ming found rule breaches on 42 occasions in his five-year reign.
The findings were revealed by an independent review committee set up to investigate Tong's use of public money while head of the graft-busting agency.
Two of the breaches are the subject of a criminal inquiry.
The report brought a call from Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying for the Independent Commission Against Corruption to seriously follow up on the report's recommendations.
Both Leung and the current commissioner, Simon Peh Yun-lu, distanced the ICAC from Tong, saying most officers "conducted themselves with discipline". Peh said: "I wish to point out that some of the non-compliances mentioned in the report were the personal decisions of [an] individual officer and in no way represent the values of ICAC officers."
The 81-page report detailed Tong's lavish spending on official entertainment, gifts and duty visits. But it also criticised the agency's community relations department for failing to comply with the rules.