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2010/08/12

The Centre's 15th Anniversary

2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre. To mark the occasion, we take stock of the Centre's major milestones in the past years. Here are some highlights of our strategies and achievements in promoting business ethics both locally and internationally: fostering close partnerships with various chambers, professional bodies and trade associations to entrench ethical values in different sectors through training seminars, workshops and professional development programmes (CPD); producing training packages and guidebooks on ethics management to provide practical advice on the handling of ethical issues in the day-to-day operation of various industries and professions; and sharing Hong Kong's experience in fighting corruption and promoting business ethics with corporate leaders, government officials, academics and university students at local and international conferences, duty visits and briefing sessions. Looking ahead, the Centre will continue to collaborate with the business community to promote business and related ethics in Hong Kong. Click here to view the Centre's Milestones

2010/06/18

The Centre encourages companies and directors to participate in the "Directors of The Year Awards 2010"

Good governance and ethical leadership are the linchpins to business growth and market prosperity. Since the launch of the "Ethics - The Core Value of Leadership" Training Programme in 2007, the Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre has been sparing no efforts in joining hands with our working partners including The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) to promote directors' ethics and corporate governance. This year, the Centre will participate for the second year as one of the supporting organisations of HKIoD's annual event - Directors of the Year Awards 2010. The Executive Director of the Centre will also serve as a member of the judging panel. Nomination has now begun and interested companies, boards or directors are encouraged to submit completed nomination forms by 30 July 2010. For enquiries, please contact HKIoD at 2889 9986. Details of "Directors Of The Year Awards 2010"

2010/04/26

Anti-Corruption Update

Today, Hong Kong is recognised worldwide as a clean metropolitan city. According to international and regional polls, corruption is considered minimal in Hong Kong. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2009 placed Hong Kong as the 12th cleanest among the 180 places polled, in a tie with Luxemburg and ahead of many developed economies. Besides, ICAC Annual Surveys conducted in the past three years found that about 97% of the respondents had not run into corruption personally or through friends and relatives. And up to 98% expressed support for the ICAC. To maintain a clean society for all, the ICAC will continue to join hands with the business community and members of the public in providing a fair and level-playing field for businesses and individuals in Hong Kong. Want to know more about the Anti-Corruption Update, please click the following link. Anti-Corruption Update

2010/04/13

The Centre encourages business executives and professionals to attend ACRU 2010

All along, the Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre has actively supported various events of professional bodies to promote professional ethics and corporate governance. This year, the Centre will participate for the third consecutive year as one of the supporting organisations in a widely popular ECPD programme of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS) - The 11th Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update (ACRU 2010). ACRU 2010 will be held on 19 May 2010 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Representatives from the Securities and Futures Commission, the Companies Registry, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Inland Revenue Department will update participants on the latest developments in their respective areas. Seven CPD points will be granted to eligible members for full attendance. For enquiries, please contact HKICS at 2881 6177. The programme is now open for registration. Don't miss this chance to update yourself with professional knowledge and latest governance requirements. Register now! Click here for details and enrolment of ACRU 2010.

2010/03/29

Issue 9 of the Centre's E-Newsletter Released

With the growing business opportunities in the Pearl River Delta, Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are likely to face increasing ethical challenges when doing cross-boundary business. To equip SMEs to survive and thrive with integrity in the economic downturn and grasp the opportunities of economic growth in the Pearl River Delta, two seminars namely Business Ethics Conference cum Pledging Ceremony for SMEs and Tripartite Seminar on Corruption Prevention in Private Sector, were organised in 2009. Want to know more about the two events? Check out the latest issue of the Centre's E-newsletter now. Apart from video clips and photos of the events, you can find enlightening presentations and inspiring discussions on related issues by distinguished speakers and guests in the newsletter. Click here to read the latest issue of the E-newsletter.

2010/03/16

The Latest Issue of "ICAC Post" Released

The 9th issue of the "ICAC Post" reported the Fourth ICAC Symposium held in Hong Kong in December last year. Participants of the Symposium shared the consensus that broader regulation and tougher laws alone were insufficient to curb corruption. Corporates now play a bigger anti-graft role. Besides, the Post shares with readers a corruption case involving a managing director of a multinational corporation. The corruption prevention guides co-produced by the Mainland authorities and the ICAC for businessmen to better understand the differences in the legal systems of Hong Kong and the Mainland is also introduced. To learn more about the 9th issue of the ICAC Post, please click the following link. 9th issue of "ICAC Post"

2010/01/25

Close Cooperation with Professional Bodies

Professional bodies have been the Centre's close working partners in the promotion of business ethics. In the past few months, the Centre's senior staff were invited to be speakers of a number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars organised by CPA Australia, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, The Hong Kong Institute of Directors and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers reaching some 400 practitioners. With tailor-made topics covering different professional fields, the seminars not only enhanced members' knowledge on corruption prevention, raised their alertness to professional ethics and equipped them with skills in handling conflict of interest, but also brought out the importance of implementing ethics management. During those seminars held at the ICAC Building, participants were arranged to tour around the exhibition hall which showcased prominent corruption cases and Hong Kong's anti-corruption achievements. The Centre offers a full range of consultancy services to help companies practice business ethics. Our services include assisting individual company to formulate corporate code of conduct, strengthen internal control systems and arrange ethics trainings. If you are interested in the above services, please call the Centre at 2587 9812. All services are free.