Theme music composer Pun Hon Wai Final episode date 24 October 2009 Number of episodes 5 | First episode date 26 September 2009 | |
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Genre Crime, Police, Non-fiction Written by Ep.1: Jack NgEp.2: Man Kuen, Yeung Hoi NuenEp.3: Tse Yin Mei, Tang Wan YinEp.4: Chau TingEp.5: Pang Yuen Liang, Alex Chung Directed by Ep.1: Dante LamEp.2: Raymond YipEp.3: Lawrence LauEp.4: Herman YauEp.5: Zhang Gwok Ming Starring Ep.1: Bowie Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Kristal Tin, Vivien Yeo, Raymond WongEp.2: Sonjia Kwok, Yoyo Mung, Halina Tam, Raymond ChoEp.3: Miriam Yeung, Pakho Chau, Kenny WongEp.4: Maggie Siu, Raymond Wong, Joe ChengEp.5: Andy Hui, Sammul Chan, Stephanie Cheng, Evergreen Mak, JJ Jia Program creator Independent Commission Against Corruption Cast Jessica Hsuan, Sammul Chan, Raymond Wong Ho‑yin, Maggie Shiu, Miriam Yeung Similar ICAC Investigators, ICAC Investigators 2007, Only You, Pages of Treasures, When Lanes Merge |
ICAC Investigators 2009 (Traditional Chinese: 廉政行動2009; literally "Upright Government Walk Movement 2009") (Chinese: 廉政行動2009; Jyutping: lim4 zing3 haang4 dung6 2009) is the 2009 installment of the ICAC Investigator series, produced by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and RTHK. It is broadcast on TVB Jade channel. Each criminal case is based on actual cases investigated by the ICAC.
Contents
Case #1: Rigged Market (造市)
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"Young tycoons, stock talents takes advantage of the market by manipulating and deceiving their shareholders, causing themselves to end up behind bars."
Ma Yat Ming (Bowie Lam) puts his wife Lam Bo Kei (Kristal Tin) name as the chairman of his company. He plots with stock analyst Wong Hoi (Ellesmere Choi) and finance manager Ho Lai Man (Vivien Yeo), they spread false information about how stable his company is to raise the stock prices of his company. Yat Ming's wife Bo Kei discovers that the company was being investigated by ICAC and quickly fled Hong Kong to avoid being arrested and serving prison time. To avoid punishment, Wong Hoi commits suicide by jumping off a building. Bo Kei finds out her husband and Ho Lai Man were having an affair while she was on the run and decides to return to Hong Kong to surrender. Yat Ming scared that his wife would turn on him when she surrenders to ICAC, attempts to murder her. ICAC finds out and hope that they are able to track down Bo Kei before her husband Yat Ming finds her. In the end, ICAC is able to arrest Lam Bo Kei first, but more compelling they find evidence of Yat Ming and Lai Man's secret transaction of stolen goods.Case #2: Nails (釘子戶)
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"Whether for love or profit, greed could be destructive to individuals who were originally living through a happy life."
Fong Tze Chuen (Sonjia Kwok), Zoe (Yoyo Mung) and Rainy (Halina Tam) are best friends since high school. Chuen's family suffers a misfortunes, Rainy helps Chuen by bribing Zeo's boyfriend Lee Chi Lun (Raymond Cho) for information on urban renewal buildings in advance. Rainy took advantage of the situation and came up with a compensation fraud idea to help Chuen get through the hardships. This left Zoe and Chi Lun who has been together for 7 years broke and no savings for their marriage plan. When Rainy offers a huge sum of money to Chi Lun, he agrees to collaborate with her scheme. All 3 plan accordingly and eye on the compensation to roll in. Unexpectedly, ICAC received complaints about the fraudulent scheme and eventually arrested them.Case #3: Maintenance Predators (維修大鱷)
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Case #4: Death Insurance (死亡保險)
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"Magic reaches a higher level. No evidence for the death, but still the ICAC investigators detected the fraud and bribery."
Chan Jung Man (Johnny Tang) is an insurance salesman. He buys a life insurance policy in Hong Kong for his sister Chan Siu Kui (Kate Tsang) who lives in Mainland China; however, he is the sole beneficiary of the plan. Three months later he tries to collect from the insurance company, claiming his sister in the Mainland has died when she was struck by lightning and that her body was burned and buried. The insurance company felt unfortunate, but he was suspected of broker fraud and bribery of the premium and was arrested by ICAC. The ICAC team had to race through 48 hours to crack the case before Chan Jung Man could collect on the life insurance. Working with Mainland authorities, they were able to solve the case in time.Case #5: Public . Private . Car (公.私.車)
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"The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. But those in power could eventually abuse their power for personal benefits."
Electrical and Mechanical Service Department's Mok Yau Kuen (Evergreen Mak) receives a contract from engineering companies to provide free shuttle services to several government buildings for government workers and he was also in charge of maintenance checks for the vehicles. However he took advantage of his position and used the shuttles vehicles for personal uses, to drive his girlfriends around for leisure. He would also often accept bribes from companies offering him luxury entertainment. Eventually the ICAC was tipped off of his dealings and he was sentenced to prison.Award nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)