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Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
The latest news and top stories on the Independent Commission Against Corruption. A Hong Kong-based independent governmental body, the ICAC combats corruption in public and private sectors. Established in 1974, its mission involves investigation, prevention and community education, contributing to Hong Kong's integrity and low corruption reputation.
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman after she allegedly offered a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Wen Congmei, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police officer guilty of taking bribes worth HK$1.1m to drop case

Hong Kong courts

Unemployed man gets suspended jail term for reposting call to boycott Legco poll

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police call to criminalise bid-rigging in wake of Tai Po estate blaze

Force’s anti-triad bureau also suggests making ‘cooperation agreements’ more attractive to encourage whistle-blowers to come forward.

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The evidential hearings into the Wang Fuk Court fire have pointed to alleged malpractice in the HK$336 million renovation tender for the estate. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Ex-HKUST professor guilty of taking HK$40,000 to secure student’s admission

Liu Hongbin, 63, abused authority to help student secure admission into master’s programme in environmental health and safety.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Heroism and grief: 6 residents’ stories from Wang Fuk Court fire hearings

Read the powerful accounts of six residents, among 24 who appeared before independent committee investigating deadly Tai Po blaze.

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Crime in Hong Kong

3 convicted in Hong Kong’s largest football match-fixing scandal in years

Two players and betting agent found guilty of bribing footballers to rig match results across city’s top two leagues between 2021 and 2023.

Footballer Luciano Silva da Silva arrives at the West Kowloon court for a match-fixing case. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong corruption watchdog arrests 7 over rigged maintenance project tender

Syndicate suspected of targeting large maintenance project involving undisclosed conflicts of interest and contractor who doubled as consultant.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong inspector with HK$2 million debt jailed for lying to colleagues

Tang Chun-ho, 45, falsely claimed bank was pursuing him over loan, borrowing HK$130,000 from colleague.

Hong Kong courts

Former executive of Hong Kong’s insurance regulator acquitted of misconduct

Anti-corruption agency had alleged that Carol Hui coerced insurer Prudential into hiring her daughter-in-law.

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The ICAC had alleged misconduct in public office against two defendants. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong courts

2 months’ jail for security guard who shared post urging Legco poll boycott

Magistrate reduces Wong Wah-kwong’s sentence by a third after 63-year-old pleads guilty to inciting others to avoid voting in last year’s election.

The West Kowloon Court building. Photo: Jelly Tse
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Hong Kong crime films have adapted in the national security law era

From Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor to Cold War 1994, recent Hong Kong police thrillers are navigating tightened censorship in ingenious ways.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct

Anti-corruption watchdog charges officer, girlfriend and brother over alleged bribe, leaked police information and attempt to pervert justice.

Crime in Hong Kong

Scammers trick students abroad into buying gold in fake money-laundering probes

Hong Kong police say at least nine victims studying in UK, Australia and other countries have fallen prey to the scams.

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The students were tricked into buying gold for fake investigations. Photo: Getty Images
Education in Hong Kong

ESF administrator jailed for 25 months for accepting bribes to favour applicants

Fatimah Rumjahn accepted HK$640,000 from 13 parents and a middleman to help them secure kindergarten places by tampering with admissions system.

Former English Schools Foundation administrator Fatima Rumjahn has been jailed for manipulating the priority ranking of applicants on the waiting list for Wu Kai Sha International Kindergarten. Photo: Brian Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | Moves to clean up Hong Kong building renovation sector can’t come too soon

Crackdowns by the ICAC and Competition Commission are a timely reminder of Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to corruption.

Banking & finance

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Far from a victimless crime, insider trading steals from the rest of us by unfairly using knowledge that is available only to the privileged.

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Crime in Hong Kong

ICAC arrests 10 over using triad links to win HK$160 million renovation project

Operation by ICAC also led police to arrest 32 individuals in raids on premises believed to be controlled by bid-rigging syndicate’s triad elements.

A worker removes scaffolding mesh on a building in Mong Kok. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

CityU professor gets 4½ months in prison for offering HK$1,000 bribe to agent

Magistrate rejects argument that academic Du Du’s actions to get out of rental agreement rooted in ‘cultural differences’.

Crime in Hong Kong

Watchdog takes legal action against syndicate seeking ‘quarter of renovation market’

Competition Commission targets six undertakings involving eight companies and 12 individuals tied to building maintenance projects worth nearly HK$700 million.

Hong Kong stock market

SFC prepares to inspect Hong Kong IPO listing sponsors amid quality concerns

Market regulator will soon begin inspection of investment banks amid concerns about deficiencies in listing documents and misconduct.

The inspection will focus on whether banks have complied with a circular outlining expectations on staffing and quality controls when handling IPOs, according to the SFC. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

21 Wang Fuk Court homeowners, residents to give evidence in fire probe

Independent committee set up to investigate deadly fire publishes list of 37 ‘involved parties’ ahead of hearings to collect evidence.

The fire at Wang Fuk Court killed 168 people. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges ex-professor over bribe to admit master’s student

Anti-corruption agency charges Liu Hongbin with accepting HK$40,000 bribe and offering red packets to colleagues to facilitate admission.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency seeks 50 new officers, refuses to ease criteria

‘We think that challenges will only get more complex and the situation will only get tougher,’ academy director Paul Lau says at learning event.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Zero tolerance for insider trading central to Hong Kong’s financial future

Crackdown on wrongdoers a welcome sign of regulatory vigilance that is vital to the city’s role as an international finance hub.

Hong Kong regained its title as the No 1 market for IPOs last year. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong sends ‘very strong message’ with insider-trading arrests

Joint operation by ICAC and SFC shows commitment to protecting city’s status as a fundraising hub, analysts say.

The logo of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) at the office in Quarry Bay. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Banking & finance

Hong Kong corruption watchdog arrests 8 in US$40m insider dealing probe

Six men and two women, including a Guotai Junan executive, are in custody for allegedly giving information related to share placements.

Hong Kong courts

CityU professor convicted of offering HK$1,000 bribe to avoid tenancy payout

The 48-year-old claimed he believed the tenancy deal was a non-binding memorandum, which the court rejected as ‘incredible’.

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