That "Corruption knows no boundaries" is particularly true for mainland China and Hong Kong owing to the geographical proximity and social and economic ties. Despite immense differences in our political and legal arena, the two regions are one in the determination to fight corruption.

To provide a platform for academics and anti-corruption practitioners in both Hong Kong and mainland China to share and exchange ideas and experiences in developing a comprehensive and efficient anti-corruption system for both the public and private sectors, the Centre of Anti-Corruption Studies of the ICAC, in collaboration with three anti-corruption research institutes under the Chinese Academy of Social Science, Peking University and Beijing Normal University, will organise the Seminar on "The Development and Management of Anti-Corruption Systems in Hong Kong and Mainland China" on 28 February (Thursday) to 2 March 2013 (Saturday) at the ICAC Building.

30 speakers, comprising renowned scholars from mainland China and Hong Kong, will deliver addresses at one of the five plenary sessions covering the following topics:

• control over the abuse of office and conflict of interest by top officials;
• preventive measures against the swindle of public funds;
• anti-corruption strategies in the context of globalisation;
• legal instruments in tackling cross-boundary corruption; and
• good governance measures to minimize the risk of fraud or corruption.

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Welcoming Address

• Mr Simon PEH
  Commisioner, ICAC, HKSAR
  (Chinese only)

Speech by Guests of Honour

• Ms LI Quifang
  Chairman, China Anti-Corruption Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Science
  (Chinese only)
• Mr YANG Zhenjiang
  Member of Procuratorial Committee (Deputy Minister Level); and Second Grand Prosecutor, Supreme People's Procuratorate of the PRC
  (Chinese only)

Keynote Address

• Professor LI Chengyan
  Director, Anti-Corruption Research Center, Peking University
  (Chinese only)
• Professor ZHAO Bingzhi
  Dean, College for Criminal Law Science and School of Law, Beijing Normal University; and President, China Criminal Law Society
  (Chinese only)
• Ms LAM Shuet Lai, Shirley
  Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service, HKSAR
  (Chinese only)

Plenary Session 1: Public Sector Integrity - How well have the rules worked?

• Professor Ian SCOTT
  Professor, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong
• Professor SUN Zhuangzhi
  Vice Chairman and Secretary-General, China Anti-Corruption Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  (Chinese only)
• Professor ZENG Yuexing
  Dean, Law School of Kunming University of Science and Technology
  (Chinese only)

Plenary Session 2: Combating Corruption - Our Experiences and Challenges

• Professor MAO Zhaohui
  Director, Centre for Anti-Corruption and Clear-Government, School of Public in Renmin University of China
  (Chinese only)
• Mr LUO Qingdong
  Deputy Director-General, Criminal Appeals Department, Supreme People's Procuratorate of the PRC
  (Chinese only)
• Professor Wilson WONG
  Associate Professor and Vice Head, Department of Government and Public Administration; and Associate Director, Public Policy Research Center, Hong Kong Insititute of Asia Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Plenary Session 3: Effective anti-corruption strategies - An evolving process

• Professor CHENG Wenhao
  Professor and Founding Director, Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Center, Tsinghua University
  (Chinese only)
• Professor GONG Ting
  Professor, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong
• Mr SO Ping-hung, IDS
  Executive Director, Centre of Anti-Corruption Studies, ICAC
  (Chinese only)

Plenary Session 4: Transnational corruption - A global enemy

• Professor Simon N M YOUNG
  Professor and Director, Centre for Comparative and Public Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Professor LIANG Genlin
  Professor and Director of Research Center for Transparent Society, Law School, Peking University
  (Chinese only)

Plenary Session 5: Good corporate governance - A solution to combat business crimes?

• Professor Stephen Y L CHEUNG, BBS, JP
  Dean, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Dr ZHUANG Deshui
  Vice Director, Government Integrity and Anti-corruption Research Center, Peking University
  (Chinese only)
• Professor WEI Dong
  Head of Criminal Law Department, Law School, Sichuan University
  (Chinese only)
• Professor David C DONALD
  Professor, Faculty of Law; and Director, Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Closing Address

• Mr Simon PEH
  Commisioner, ICAC, HKSAR
  (Chinese only)

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