Hong Kong corruption watchdog charges 3 over HK$1.3 million elderly care voucher fraud

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged three people, including two private care home operators, over an alleged HK$1.3 million fraud involving an elderly care voucher scheme. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Thursday that the trio allegedly inflated service records under the Social Welfare Department’s Community Care Service Voucher Scheme for the Elderly, overstating carers’ service hours by more than 5,000 hours. The scheme provides elderly residents with...