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Mar 2025Then property agent among duo charged by ICAC for bribing supervisor over absence from duty wage fraudA then property agent was charged by the ICAC yesterday (March 26) for allegedly bribing his up-line manager for conniving at his absence from duty for months and falsifying his attendance records to defraud a property agency of salary payments totalling over $58,000. The duo were also suspected of defrauding the company of commissions by making false representation about the handling agent in a property transaction.Wong Man-pan, 30, then property agent of Midland Realty International Limited (Midland Realty), faces one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and one count of fraud, contrary to section 16A of the Theft Ordinance. Wong further jointly faces one count of fraud with Leung Kit, branch manager of Midland Realty, 31. The duo were released on ICAC bail, pending their appearance at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (March 28) for plea.At the material time, Leung was the manager of a branch of Midland Realty in Tseung Kwan O while Wong was his down-line property agent. All property agents of Midland Realty were required to clock their attendance at the workplace by electronic means. Branch managers were required to report to their supervisors any unusual absences of their subordinates.It is alleged that between late May and late December 2021, Wong, together with Leung, had falsely represented to Midland Realty that the attendance records of Wong in the eight months were genuine, and with intent to defraud, induced Midland Realty to make salary payments totalling over $58,000 to him. Upon receiving the salary payments, Wong was suspected of offering a bribe of a few thousand dollars per month, totalling $38,000, to Leung for conniving at Wong’s absence from duty.In addition, it is alleged that between late June 2021 and mid-July 2022, Leung and Wong had falsely represented to Midland Realty that Wong was the handling agent of the sale and purchase transaction of a private residential property in Sha Tin, and with intent to defraud, induced Midland Realty to overpay commissions in the total sum of over $22,000 to the duo.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that at the material time, Wong had worked as a full-time waiter at a restaurant. He had indeed only worked in Midland Realty for a few days and had no involvement in the Sha Tin property transaction.Midland Realty rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case. 26
Mar 2025Subcontractor duo charged by ICAC sentenced for bribery over employment of workers at Community Isolation Facility construction siteA then team leader and a then construction worker of a works subcontractor, charged by the ICAC, today (March 26) received a custodial sentence and a community service order at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts respectively for soliciting and accepting bribes totalling about $98,000 from four formwork workers referred by them to work at a Community Isolation Facility construction site on Lantau Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lui Yu-shan, 53, then team leader of Ching Hung Engineering Company Limited (Ching Hung), was jailed for 18 weeks; co-defendant Chen Qiang, 46, then construction worker of Ching Hung, was ordered to perform 180 hours of community service. The duo earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of agents soliciting an advantage and one count of agent accepting advantages in total, all contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.In sentencing, Acting Principal Magistrate Mr Cheng Lim-chi reprimanded the defendants for exploiting their fellow workers. Lui, who played a key role in the present case and accepted bribes from workers, deserved a custodial sentence. Chen solicited bribes from workers but did not make any personal gain, was handed a community service order.The Acting Principal Magistrate had earlier ordered the duo to make a restitution of about $98,000, being the bribes involved in the present case, to their then employer, Ching Hung.The court heard that between March and June 2022, Ching Hung was a formworks subcontractor of the construction of a Community Isolation Facility at Penny’s Bay on Lantau Island responsible for providing construction workers. Lui was a team leader of Ching Hung tasked to refer workers to the company and to supervise them, including Chen, at the construction site.In early March 2022, four formworks workers started working at the construction site at a daily wage of $2,000 each under the supervision of Lui upon Chen’s referral. On various occasions, the two defendants solicited bribes of $500 per working day from the four workers and requested them to pay the bribes to Lui in relation to their employment.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that the four workers made bribe payments totalling about $98,000 to Lui after receiving wages from Ching Hung in fear of losing their jobs.Ching Hung rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Yan. 19
Mar 2025Two EMSD Works Supervisor and a supplier charged by ICAC with conspiracy to defraud revealed in procurement bribery probeTwo Works Supervisors of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) and one supplier, implicated in an ICAC bribery investigation into EMSD frontline staff, were charged on Monday (March 17). The trio were suspected of procuring the award of purchase orders in the total sum of over 13.6 million to the supplier on various occasions in a span of seven years by illicit bribery means, and inflating the number and the price of the items to be purchased. Charges of conspiracy to defraud were laid against the trio, who will appear in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon (March 19) for mention.As the bribery inquiries are still ongoing, the ICAC would not rule out laying additional charges against the trio or prosecuting other individuals after seeking further legal advice from the Department of Justice.Two of the defendants are Tsang Tak-keung (57) and Yip Wai-ho (51); both Works Supervisors I posted to the Health Sector Division of the EMSD; and the third defendant Cheung Chun-kit (66), was the sole operator of three suppliers, namely Leader Med Technology Limited, Hi Quali Trading Company and Smartechnique Services Company. The trio face two charges of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.At the material time, Tsang and Yip were responsible for providing maintenance services to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic respectively. Among other duties, the duo were responsible for contacting suppliers for quotations of machinery parts used in the works and compiling internal quotation vetting documents (the Quotation Documents).According to EMSD’s procurement guidelines, the duo should invite more than one supplier for quotations for purchase of items valued equal at or below $50,000. In general practice, three quotations would be obtained from different suppliers in each procurement exercise.One of the charges alleges that between January 2020 and June 2024, Tsang and Cheung conspired together to defraud the EMSD to make payments to the three companies of Cheung. It is alleged that the duo falsely represented that the companies were respectively the lowest bidder in a procurement involving purchase of items valued at or below $50,000, inflating the number and the price of the items to be purchased, and making false representation that the information contained in the Quotation Documents was true and accurate. It was revealed in the ICAC enquiries that the EMSD had thus awarded around 180 purchase orders in a total sum of over $8 million to the three companies of Cheung.The other charge alleges that between January 2017 and June 2024, Yip and Cheung conspired together to defraud the EMSD to make payments to the three companies of Cheung by similar fraudulent means. The procurements involved around 140 purchase orders in a total sum of about $5.6 million.Enquiries by the Commission found that Cheung had allegedly reached an agreement with Tsang and Yip respectively to offer various gifts to them. To fraudulently obtain money to purchase the gifts and allow Cheung to profit margin, the trio had allegedly inflated the quantity and the price of the machinery parts in some of the purchase orders, while some other purchase orders were fabricated.ICAC enquiries revealed that Tsang is suspected of accepting over 80 gifts worth a total of over $500,000 from Cheung while Yip allegedly accepted from Cheung over 20 gifts worth totalling about $800,000 at the material time. The gifts included luxurious watches, branded handbag, jewelry, various household appliances and digital products etc.The EMSD rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.In view of the present case, the ICAC has provided corresponding preventive measures for maintenance and procurement work, and enhanced the integrity training for EMSD staff responsible for such procurement to avoid recurrence of similar incidents. The ICAC will continue to work closely with the EMSD on the adoption of preventive measures, and provide training in order to mitigate corruption risks in relation to maintenance and procurement work so as to forge a culture of probity and efficiency. 18
Mar 2025Third Runway Project worker rebate cases: Court hands down longest sentence of two years’ jail on site team leader for accepting $700,000The ICAC had earlier charged a number of site team leaders of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project) with bribery over employment of workers. One of the defendants was today sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at District Court today (March 18) for accepting bribes totalling about $700,000 from over 80 fellow workers and perverting the course of public justice. This jail term is the longest meted out by the court so far on such cases.Tang Kwok-leung, 50, then site team leader of MLife Engineering Limited (MEL), earlier pleaded guilty to three charges – two of conspiracy for agents to accept advantages, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance; and one of conspiracy to do an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice, contrary to the Common Law and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.In sentencing, Deputy District Judge Mr Caesar Lo Chi-lam reprimanded Tang for constituting a breach of trust, adding that his acts caused bad influence to the society. Tang was also ordered to pay MEL a restitution of about $700,000 for the bribes he accepted.At the material time, MEL was a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project responsible for recruiting construction workers to conduct various works. Tang led fellow workers to work at the project’s construction site and had the authority to assign work to workers. MEL did not allow any employees to solicit or accept any advantages from other employees for assisting the latter to secure their employment with the company.The court heard that between June 2020 and March 2021, Tang had instructed two other site team leaders, Liu Yin-man and Meng Zhijiang, to accept bribes of $40 to $400 per working day, totalling about $700,000, from around 80 carpenters, general workers, riggers and electrical workers. The ICAC investigation revealed that the workers worried about losing their jobs and paid bribes to Tang reluctantly.In the course of the ICAC investigation, Tang also conspired with Meng to instruct some workers to make false statements to ICAC officers by saying that they had not paid any bribes to Tang or other individuals.Liu and Meng were earlier charged by the ICAC in separate cases. They were both sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, following their guilty pleas to offences of bribery and perversion.The Airport Authority Hong Kong, the relevant main contractor SAPR JV and MEL rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.The prosecution was today represented by Senior Public Prosecutor Mickey Fung, and assisted by ICAC officers Lee Chi-fung and Cyrus Chan. 18
Mar 2025Twenty-two netted in ICAC operation “Arrow Shower” revealing bank staff taking bribes from intermediary over mortgage referral feesIn a law enforcement operation codenamed “Arrow Shower” mounted this month, the ICAC arrested 22 individuals, including 18 frontline bank employees who had allegedly accepted bribes totalling $2 million for assisting a mortgage loan referral intermediary to defraud banks of referrals fees in over 200 applications.The 22 arrestees were 13 men and 9 women, aged between 31 and 58. Eighteen of them were frontline staff of 10 banks, including one who had left the industry when the arrest was made. The remaining four persons were spouses and an associate of those involved in the case.The intermediary concerned is a member of an approved mortgage loan referral intermediary. It would receive referral fees upon successful referrals of clients to the banks for mortgage loan applications.ICAC enquiries revealed that certain bank employees had allegedly included referral application forms in documents prepared for mortgage loan applicants for their signing, so as to defraud the banks concerned to release referral fees to the intermediary after the loans were granted to the applicants. The investigation also revealed that the signatures in some of the referral forms were suspected to have been forged.The intermediary had allegedly offered $2 million in bribes to frontline bank employees to mislead 10 banks in over 200 property mortgage loan applications. ICAC investigation revealed that the applicants had no knowledge of the mortgage referrals.Investigation also found that the intermediary had offered bribes to individuals, including frontline bank staff, for processing certain clients’ mortgage loan applications. Such applications involved false income proof documents, while an individual had accepted bribes of over $100,000.During the operation, search warrants were executed by ICAC officers to conduct searches at over 30 premises. All arrestees have been released on ICAC bail. As the ICAC corruption enquiries are ongoing, further enforcement actions will not be ruled out.The ICAC reminds members of the public to stay vigilant when handling documents in relation to banking applications. They are urged to read the relevant documents carefully to avoid falling prey to criminals’ illicit activities.The ICAC has always attached great importance to the integrity of the banking industry. The Commission wishes to reiterate that the case only involves individual frontline bank employees, and the Hong Kong banking industry as a whole is very clean. Banking regulators such as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have always been supportive of ICAC’s continuous efforts to fortify the integrity culture of the banking industry. Last year, the ICAC, HKMA and the Hong Kong Association of Banks jointly launched the Banking Industry Integrity Charter. The ICAC also provides integrity training for bank practitioners to deepen their understanding of relevant anti-corruption law and awareness of corruption risks.The HKMA and the relevant banks rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.
Mar 2025Then property agent among duo charged by ICAC for bribing supervisor over absence from duty wage fraudA then property agent was charged by the ICAC yesterday (March 26) for allegedly bribing his up-line manager for conniving at his absence from duty for months and falsifying his attendance records to defraud a property agency of salary payments totalling over $58,000. The duo were also suspected of defrauding the company of commissions by making false representation about the handling agent in a property transaction.Wong Man-pan, 30, then property agent of Midland Realty International Limited (Midland Realty), faces one count of offering an advantage to an agent, contrary to section 9(2)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; and one count of fraud, contrary to section 16A of the Theft Ordinance. Wong further jointly faces one count of fraud with Leung Kit, branch manager of Midland Realty, 31. The duo were released on ICAC bail, pending their appearance at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (March 28) for plea.At the material time, Leung was the manager of a branch of Midland Realty in Tseung Kwan O while Wong was his down-line property agent. All property agents of Midland Realty were required to clock their attendance at the workplace by electronic means. Branch managers were required to report to their supervisors any unusual absences of their subordinates.It is alleged that between late May and late December 2021, Wong, together with Leung, had falsely represented to Midland Realty that the attendance records of Wong in the eight months were genuine, and with intent to defraud, induced Midland Realty to make salary payments totalling over $58,000 to him. Upon receiving the salary payments, Wong was suspected of offering a bribe of a few thousand dollars per month, totalling $38,000, to Leung for conniving at Wong’s absence from duty.In addition, it is alleged that between late June 2021 and mid-July 2022, Leung and Wong had falsely represented to Midland Realty that Wong was the handling agent of the sale and purchase transaction of a private residential property in Sha Tin, and with intent to defraud, induced Midland Realty to overpay commissions in the total sum of over $22,000 to the duo.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that at the material time, Wong had worked as a full-time waiter at a restaurant. He had indeed only worked in Midland Realty for a few days and had no involvement in the Sha Tin property transaction.Midland Realty rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case. 26
Mar 2025Subcontractor duo charged by ICAC sentenced for bribery over employment of workers at Community Isolation Facility construction siteA then team leader and a then construction worker of a works subcontractor, charged by the ICAC, today (March 26) received a custodial sentence and a community service order at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts respectively for soliciting and accepting bribes totalling about $98,000 from four formwork workers referred by them to work at a Community Isolation Facility construction site on Lantau Island during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lui Yu-shan, 53, then team leader of Ching Hung Engineering Company Limited (Ching Hung), was jailed for 18 weeks; co-defendant Chen Qiang, 46, then construction worker of Ching Hung, was ordered to perform 180 hours of community service. The duo earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of agents soliciting an advantage and one count of agent accepting advantages in total, all contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.In sentencing, Acting Principal Magistrate Mr Cheng Lim-chi reprimanded the defendants for exploiting their fellow workers. Lui, who played a key role in the present case and accepted bribes from workers, deserved a custodial sentence. Chen solicited bribes from workers but did not make any personal gain, was handed a community service order.The Acting Principal Magistrate had earlier ordered the duo to make a restitution of about $98,000, being the bribes involved in the present case, to their then employer, Ching Hung.The court heard that between March and June 2022, Ching Hung was a formworks subcontractor of the construction of a Community Isolation Facility at Penny’s Bay on Lantau Island responsible for providing construction workers. Lui was a team leader of Ching Hung tasked to refer workers to the company and to supervise them, including Chen, at the construction site.In early March 2022, four formworks workers started working at the construction site at a daily wage of $2,000 each under the supervision of Lui upon Chen’s referral. On various occasions, the two defendants solicited bribes of $500 per working day from the four workers and requested them to pay the bribes to Lui in relation to their employment.The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint. Enquiries revealed that the four workers made bribe payments totalling about $98,000 to Lui after receiving wages from Ching Hung in fear of losing their jobs.Ching Hung rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.The prosecution was today represented by ICAC officer Keith Yan. 19
Mar 2025Two EMSD Works Supervisor and a supplier charged by ICAC with conspiracy to defraud revealed in procurement bribery probeTwo Works Supervisors of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) and one supplier, implicated in an ICAC bribery investigation into EMSD frontline staff, were charged on Monday (March 17). The trio were suspected of procuring the award of purchase orders in the total sum of over 13.6 million to the supplier on various occasions in a span of seven years by illicit bribery means, and inflating the number and the price of the items to be purchased. Charges of conspiracy to defraud were laid against the trio, who will appear in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon (March 19) for mention.As the bribery inquiries are still ongoing, the ICAC would not rule out laying additional charges against the trio or prosecuting other individuals after seeking further legal advice from the Department of Justice.Two of the defendants are Tsang Tak-keung (57) and Yip Wai-ho (51); both Works Supervisors I posted to the Health Sector Division of the EMSD; and the third defendant Cheung Chun-kit (66), was the sole operator of three suppliers, namely Leader Med Technology Limited, Hi Quali Trading Company and Smartechnique Services Company. The trio face two charges of conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Common Law.At the material time, Tsang and Yip were responsible for providing maintenance services to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic respectively. Among other duties, the duo were responsible for contacting suppliers for quotations of machinery parts used in the works and compiling internal quotation vetting documents (the Quotation Documents).According to EMSD’s procurement guidelines, the duo should invite more than one supplier for quotations for purchase of items valued equal at or below $50,000. In general practice, three quotations would be obtained from different suppliers in each procurement exercise.One of the charges alleges that between January 2020 and June 2024, Tsang and Cheung conspired together to defraud the EMSD to make payments to the three companies of Cheung. It is alleged that the duo falsely represented that the companies were respectively the lowest bidder in a procurement involving purchase of items valued at or below $50,000, inflating the number and the price of the items to be purchased, and making false representation that the information contained in the Quotation Documents was true and accurate. It was revealed in the ICAC enquiries that the EMSD had thus awarded around 180 purchase orders in a total sum of over $8 million to the three companies of Cheung.The other charge alleges that between January 2017 and June 2024, Yip and Cheung conspired together to defraud the EMSD to make payments to the three companies of Cheung by similar fraudulent means. The procurements involved around 140 purchase orders in a total sum of about $5.6 million.Enquiries by the Commission found that Cheung had allegedly reached an agreement with Tsang and Yip respectively to offer various gifts to them. To fraudulently obtain money to purchase the gifts and allow Cheung to profit margin, the trio had allegedly inflated the quantity and the price of the machinery parts in some of the purchase orders, while some other purchase orders were fabricated.ICAC enquiries revealed that Tsang is suspected of accepting over 80 gifts worth a total of over $500,000 from Cheung while Yip allegedly accepted from Cheung over 20 gifts worth totalling about $800,000 at the material time. The gifts included luxurious watches, branded handbag, jewelry, various household appliances and digital products etc.The EMSD rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.In view of the present case, the ICAC has provided corresponding preventive measures for maintenance and procurement work, and enhanced the integrity training for EMSD staff responsible for such procurement to avoid recurrence of similar incidents. The ICAC will continue to work closely with the EMSD on the adoption of preventive measures, and provide training in order to mitigate corruption risks in relation to maintenance and procurement work so as to forge a culture of probity and efficiency. 18
Mar 2025Third Runway Project worker rebate cases: Court hands down longest sentence of two years’ jail on site team leader for accepting $700,000The ICAC had earlier charged a number of site team leaders of a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project of the Hong Kong International Airport (Third Runway Project) with bribery over employment of workers. One of the defendants was today sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at District Court today (March 18) for accepting bribes totalling about $700,000 from over 80 fellow workers and perverting the course of public justice. This jail term is the longest meted out by the court so far on such cases.Tang Kwok-leung, 50, then site team leader of MLife Engineering Limited (MEL), earlier pleaded guilty to three charges – two of conspiracy for agents to accept advantages, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance; and one of conspiracy to do an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice, contrary to the Common Law and section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.In sentencing, Deputy District Judge Mr Caesar Lo Chi-lam reprimanded Tang for constituting a breach of trust, adding that his acts caused bad influence to the society. Tang was also ordered to pay MEL a restitution of about $700,000 for the bribes he accepted.At the material time, MEL was a sub-contractor of the Third Runway Project responsible for recruiting construction workers to conduct various works. Tang led fellow workers to work at the project’s construction site and had the authority to assign work to workers. MEL did not allow any employees to solicit or accept any advantages from other employees for assisting the latter to secure their employment with the company.The court heard that between June 2020 and March 2021, Tang had instructed two other site team leaders, Liu Yin-man and Meng Zhijiang, to accept bribes of $40 to $400 per working day, totalling about $700,000, from around 80 carpenters, general workers, riggers and electrical workers. The ICAC investigation revealed that the workers worried about losing their jobs and paid bribes to Tang reluctantly.In the course of the ICAC investigation, Tang also conspired with Meng to instruct some workers to make false statements to ICAC officers by saying that they had not paid any bribes to Tang or other individuals.Liu and Meng were earlier charged by the ICAC in separate cases. They were both sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, following their guilty pleas to offences of bribery and perversion.The Airport Authority Hong Kong, the relevant main contractor SAPR JV and MEL rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the cases.The prosecution was today represented by Senior Public Prosecutor Mickey Fung, and assisted by ICAC officers Lee Chi-fung and Cyrus Chan. 18
Mar 2025Twenty-two netted in ICAC operation “Arrow Shower” revealing bank staff taking bribes from intermediary over mortgage referral feesIn a law enforcement operation codenamed “Arrow Shower” mounted this month, the ICAC arrested 22 individuals, including 18 frontline bank employees who had allegedly accepted bribes totalling $2 million for assisting a mortgage loan referral intermediary to defraud banks of referrals fees in over 200 applications.The 22 arrestees were 13 men and 9 women, aged between 31 and 58. Eighteen of them were frontline staff of 10 banks, including one who had left the industry when the arrest was made. The remaining four persons were spouses and an associate of those involved in the case.The intermediary concerned is a member of an approved mortgage loan referral intermediary. It would receive referral fees upon successful referrals of clients to the banks for mortgage loan applications.ICAC enquiries revealed that certain bank employees had allegedly included referral application forms in documents prepared for mortgage loan applicants for their signing, so as to defraud the banks concerned to release referral fees to the intermediary after the loans were granted to the applicants. The investigation also revealed that the signatures in some of the referral forms were suspected to have been forged.The intermediary had allegedly offered $2 million in bribes to frontline bank employees to mislead 10 banks in over 200 property mortgage loan applications. ICAC investigation revealed that the applicants had no knowledge of the mortgage referrals.Investigation also found that the intermediary had offered bribes to individuals, including frontline bank staff, for processing certain clients’ mortgage loan applications. Such applications involved false income proof documents, while an individual had accepted bribes of over $100,000.During the operation, search warrants were executed by ICAC officers to conduct searches at over 30 premises. All arrestees have been released on ICAC bail. As the ICAC corruption enquiries are ongoing, further enforcement actions will not be ruled out.The ICAC reminds members of the public to stay vigilant when handling documents in relation to banking applications. They are urged to read the relevant documents carefully to avoid falling prey to criminals’ illicit activities.The ICAC has always attached great importance to the integrity of the banking industry. The Commission wishes to reiterate that the case only involves individual frontline bank employees, and the Hong Kong banking industry as a whole is very clean. Banking regulators such as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have always been supportive of ICAC’s continuous efforts to fortify the integrity culture of the banking industry. Last year, the ICAC, HKMA and the Hong Kong Association of Banks jointly launched the Banking Industry Integrity Charter. The ICAC also provides integrity training for bank practitioners to deepen their understanding of relevant anti-corruption law and awareness of corruption risks.The HKMA and the relevant banks rendered full assistance to the ICAC during its investigation into the case.