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I n 2001, Y Group continued handling investigationsinto allegations of corruption made against variousgovernment departments, including Lands Department(LD), Architectural Services Department (ASD) and Food &E n v i ronmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). During they e a r, 213 investigations have been concluded resulting inthe arrests of 117 suspects, of which 63, including 37 governmentservants, have been prosecuted. At the time ofwriting, 22 FEHD Hawker Control Grade Officers, oneFEHD Senior Foreman and one Water Supplies DepartmentInspector are awaiting trial on charges of corruption andrelated offences.The following cases dealt with by Y Group during theyear are noteworthy, not only for the publicity generated, but also in demonstrating the continuing need for vigilancein corruption trends involving Government Servants and members of the public having dealings with governmentdepartments.Records kept by a small house developershowing regular payments to LandsDepartment officersSmall houses under constructionLands Department caseSince 1997, the ICAC has concludeda total of 183 investigationsinto suspected corruption involvingLD officers. The majority of theinvestigations focused on thealleged corrupt collusion betweenLD officials and small house developers.However, all these investigationsfailed to secure any tangibleevidence to prove the suspectedc o r rupt collusion between thealleged perpetrators. This situation changed with an investigationconcerning a group of LD officers suspected tohave corruptly assisted developers in their small housedevelopment projects in the New Territories, resulting ineight LD officers and 16 developers being arrested.Incriminating documentary evidence was seized duringthe operation which clearly shows that regular pay-ments were made by a particular developer to a LandI n s p e c t o r. The Inspector was subsequently charged andpleaded guilty to conspiring with two serving Senior LandExecutives to accept corrupt payments from five developers.At the time of writing, he has been remanded in ICACcustody awaiting sentence. It is anticipated that further LD