Operations Department Review 2002 - å»‰æ”¿å ¬ç½²

In May 2002, the Executive Secretary of TFTC pleaded
guilty to an offence of accepting an advantage as an agent.
The bribes were offered jointly on various occasions
between the years 2000 and 2002, by a member of the CTC
and a term contractor. The CTC member had a vested interest
in the business of the contractor who supplied the timber
required for maintenance work at a number of Chinese
temples. In return for bribes, the Executive Secretary omitted
to report to the TFTC that there was a conflict of interest
on the part of the CTC member or on the substandard work
of the term contractor. When overt action was taken,
$600,000 in cash was found in the office of the Executive
Secretary. He was sentenced to 28 months' imprisonment
and his corrupt proceeds amounting to $950,000 were forfeited.
Further investigation into the alleged corrupt offeror
is continuing.
Misconduct in public office
The Commissioner of the ICAC has a statutory duty
to investigate corrupt practices not necessarily restricted to
quid pro quo bribery. In dealing with corrupt conduct of a
public officer where no bribery is involved, the common
law offence of Misconduct in Public Office has been
increasingly used in prosecutions in recent years. During
the year, a Principal Programme Officer of Radio Television
Hong Kong was convicted of two counts of Misconduct in
Public Office and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment
suspended for two years. In this case, he wilfully
abused his office by approving a salary increase for two of
his subordinates without complying with departmental
procedures. He also instructed his subordinates to arrange
for such an increase to be made with the use of false representation.
The Group's diverse Charter enables our investigators
to deal with a variety of cases and broaden their
professional knowledge, experience and exposure. 2002 has
been a busy and rewarding year for B Group officers. I
would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their
good work.