22 arrested as Hong Kong’s ICAC raids firms linked to shady renovation deals

Hong Kong’s anti-graft watchdog has arrested 22 people on suspicion of corruption and other illicit activities linked to seven building renovation projects worth more than HK$200 million (US$25.6 million). The suspects – 17 men and five women, aged 36 to 78 – included directors and employees of four project consultancy firms and three contractors, as well as several chairmen of owners’ committees of the housing estates and buildings. The arrests followed a two-day operation, code-named “Lion...

By Ng Kang-chung