1999 District Councils Election
Report on the 1999 District Councils Election (3.4.2000)
Appendix XII - 1999 District Councils Election Outcome of Complaint Cases investigated by the ICAC (as at 24 January 2000)
| Section | Nature | Total No. of Cases received | Progress of Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referred to | Investigation underway | Investigation completed | |||||||||
| RO | CC | ICAC | Not substantiated | Warning | Caution | Pending legal advice | No further action | ||||
| I. Offences under Corruption and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap. 288) | |||||||||||
| S.5 | Bribery (in relation to election or voting) | 71 | - | - | - | 52 | 15 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| S.7 | Treating | 23 | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - |
| S.8 | Undue influence | 10 | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Bribery or intimidation in relation to standing as a candidate | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| S.12 | Expenses incurred by unauthorized persons | 5 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| S.14(1) | Voting offences | 29 | - | - | - | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| S.16(1) & (1A) | False statements concerning a candidate | 197 | - | - | - | 151 | 31 | 1 | - | 14 | - |
| S.17(1) & (2) | False claims of support | 52 | - | - | - | 44 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - |
| S.19(1) | Omission of printing details on election advertisements | 41 | - | - | - | 27 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | - |
| S.19(2) | Failing to deposit copies of election campaign materials with the Returning Officers | 17 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| S.29 | Failing to comply with the requirements in declaration of election expenses | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| II. Offences under Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) | |||||||||||
| S.4 | Bribery (involving public servants) | 6 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| S.9 | Corrupt transactions with agents | 10 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| III. No offence alleged | 46 | 7 | 19 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
| IV. Others | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| Total | 536 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 348 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 39 | |