ICAC Commissioner vows to maintain civil service integrity amidst economic downturn
2002-9-13
The Independent Commission Against Corruption would strengthen co-operation with Civil Service Bureau (CSB) and other government departments to maintain a clean civil service amidst economic downturn, said ICAC Commissioner, Mr Ambrose Lee Siu-Kwong.
Speaking in Macau at a seminar on civil service integrity organised by the Macau Commission Against Corruption today (Friday), Mr Lee said Hong Kong was known for having a clean civil service, thanks to the concerted efforts of the community and the gover nment.
Although the proportion of graft complaints against civil servants in all corruption reports gradually fell from 90 per cent in the 1970s to about 30 per cent in recent years, the ICAC would remain vigilant in maintaining the integrity of civil servants, he said.
The ICAC had earlier offered advice to the CSB on the management of civil servants with financial difficulties, which included the provision of counselling service and other assistance to help staff avoid resorting to corrupt means to solve their financia l problems.
“As more government departments outsource their services to private contractors, the ICAC will provide anti-corruption advice to them and remind them of the need to tighten supervision and ensure a fair and open tendering system,” Mr Lee added.
To further promote integrity management in government departments and business organisations, the Commissioner revealed that the ICAC would jointly organise with the CSB the “ Leadership Forum—'97Ethical Challenges for Business and Government Leaders ” towards the end of this year.
In face of increasing complexity and transnational nature of corruption cases, Mr Lee stressed that there was a need for the ICAC and its Macau counterpart to step up liaison and cooperation in fighting corruption.
The seminar, officiated by the Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region, Edmund Ho Hau-wah, was attended by representatives of various Mainland authorities and the Egyptian anti-corruption agency.
Mainland representatives attending the seminar included: Yu Guoqing, Director of Centre of Investigation Command, General Administration for Combatting Embezzlement and Bribery, Supreme People’s Procuratorate; Xu Tianxiang, Deputy Chief Procuratorate, Guangdong Provincial People’s Procuratorate; and Xie Juliang, Deputy Director of Supervision Department, Guangdong Provincial People’s Government.
Apart from attending the seminar, Mr Lee also met with the Commissioner of the Macau Commission Against Corruption, Mr Cheong U, and Procurator-General of Macau’s Prosecution Office, Ho Chio-meng, to exchange views on each other's anti-corruption efforts.
Accompanying Mr Lee on his visit were ICAC’s Director of Community Relations, Mrs Susan Mak Lok Suet-ling; Assistant Director of Operations, Mr Gilbert Chan Tak-shing; and Assistant Director of Corruption Prevention, Mrs Jean Au-Yeung Lui Miu-kwan.
Speaking in Macau at a seminar on civil service integrity organised by the Macau Commission Against Corruption today (Friday), Mr Lee said Hong Kong was known for having a clean civil service, thanks to the concerted efforts of the community and the gover nment.
Although the proportion of graft complaints against civil servants in all corruption reports gradually fell from 90 per cent in the 1970s to about 30 per cent in recent years, the ICAC would remain vigilant in maintaining the integrity of civil servants, he said.
The ICAC had earlier offered advice to the CSB on the management of civil servants with financial difficulties, which included the provision of counselling service and other assistance to help staff avoid resorting to corrupt means to solve their financia l problems.
“As more government departments outsource their services to private contractors, the ICAC will provide anti-corruption advice to them and remind them of the need to tighten supervision and ensure a fair and open tendering system,” Mr Lee added.
To further promote integrity management in government departments and business organisations, the Commissioner revealed that the ICAC would jointly organise with the CSB the “ Leadership Forum—'97Ethical Challenges for Business and Government Leaders ” towards the end of this year.
In face of increasing complexity and transnational nature of corruption cases, Mr Lee stressed that there was a need for the ICAC and its Macau counterpart to step up liaison and cooperation in fighting corruption.
The seminar, officiated by the Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region, Edmund Ho Hau-wah, was attended by representatives of various Mainland authorities and the Egyptian anti-corruption agency.
Mainland representatives attending the seminar included: Yu Guoqing, Director of Centre of Investigation Command, General Administration for Combatting Embezzlement and Bribery, Supreme People’s Procuratorate; Xu Tianxiang, Deputy Chief Procuratorate, Guangdong Provincial People’s Procuratorate; and Xie Juliang, Deputy Director of Supervision Department, Guangdong Provincial People’s Government.
Apart from attending the seminar, Mr Lee also met with the Commissioner of the Macau Commission Against Corruption, Mr Cheong U, and Procurator-General of Macau’s Prosecution Office, Ho Chio-meng, to exchange views on each other's anti-corruption efforts.
Accompanying Mr Lee on his visit were ICAC’s Director of Community Relations, Mrs Susan Mak Lok Suet-ling; Assistant Director of Operations, Mr Gilbert Chan Tak-shing; and Assistant Director of Corruption Prevention, Mrs Jean Au-Yeung Lui Miu-kwan.