HONG KONG (Jan 2): Hong Kong's anti-graft agency arrested 21 people on suspicion of corruption in relation to renovation work at two residential estates, it said on Friday. Hong Kong has stepped up a crackdown on corruption linked to building renovation following a fire in late November that ripped through seven high-rise towers and killed more than 160 people. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said in a statement it conducted enforcement operations last week against a triad-linked corruption syndicate associated with building renovation. The ICAC has always attached great importance to corruption in building maintenance," the statement said. The ICAC has arrested at least 11 people in a corruption probe into renovation work at Wang Fuk Court.

Source: The Edge Markets January 02, 2026 08:48 UTC