Professional capability and IT use must be boosted to meet new challenges: ICAC Commissioner
2003-11-30
The ICAC will conduct a comprehensive review and formulate a five- year plan on information technology development strategy to boost its intelligence analysis capability as well as to enhance manpower resources and financial management, ICAC Commissioner Raymond Wong Hung-chiu reveals.
In his debut contribution to the web column Commissioner Online , Mr Wong says to maintain the effectiveness and good name of the ICAC as a world-class anti-graft agency is an immense challenge.
He pledges to discharge his duties as the ICAC Commissioner without fear or favour, and in strict accordance with law.
"Corruption crime, riding on the wave of information technology advances, is becoming more sophisticated, complex and transnational in nature."
In his article entitled "Fighting corruption is our eternal mission", the Commissioner stresses that in order to outwit criminals, constant efforts must be made to enhance the professionalism and capability of the investigative team.
The Commission has recently established an Information Technology Management Unit to improve overall operational efficiency of the Commission through better utilisation of information technology.
While the investigative caseload has seen a 15 per cent year-on-year rise to over 1,700 cases as at the end of October, the average conviction rate remains at over 80 per cent.
The Commissioner also expresses appreciation for the dedication and professionalism that ICAC officers demonstrated in the face of stringent resources.
Mr Wong also points out the need for a "focussed approach" in prevention education efforts, citing the launching of the "Business Ethics Promotion Programme" tailor-made for about 1,000 listed companies as an example.
The Commissioner also notes that a recent World Bank publication has featured on its cover an ICAC poster produced in earlier years with the message of "don't pay tea money".
He stresses that now Hong Kong has been transformed into a place where corruption is no longer tolerated.
Mr Wong is confident that through rigorous and impartial enforcement of the anti-graft statutes, Hong Kong will continue to uphold its hard-earned reputation as a clean city.
The new Commissioner Online article has been uploaded onto the ICAC website ( www.icac.org.hk ) for public access.
In his debut contribution to the web column Commissioner Online , Mr Wong says to maintain the effectiveness and good name of the ICAC as a world-class anti-graft agency is an immense challenge.
He pledges to discharge his duties as the ICAC Commissioner without fear or favour, and in strict accordance with law.
"Corruption crime, riding on the wave of information technology advances, is becoming more sophisticated, complex and transnational in nature."
In his article entitled "Fighting corruption is our eternal mission", the Commissioner stresses that in order to outwit criminals, constant efforts must be made to enhance the professionalism and capability of the investigative team.
The Commission has recently established an Information Technology Management Unit to improve overall operational efficiency of the Commission through better utilisation of information technology.
While the investigative caseload has seen a 15 per cent year-on-year rise to over 1,700 cases as at the end of October, the average conviction rate remains at over 80 per cent.
The Commissioner also expresses appreciation for the dedication and professionalism that ICAC officers demonstrated in the face of stringent resources.
Mr Wong also points out the need for a "focussed approach" in prevention education efforts, citing the launching of the "Business Ethics Promotion Programme" tailor-made for about 1,000 listed companies as an example.
The Commissioner also notes that a recent World Bank publication has featured on its cover an ICAC poster produced in earlier years with the message of "don't pay tea money".
He stresses that now Hong Kong has been transformed into a place where corruption is no longer tolerated.
Mr Wong is confident that through rigorous and impartial enforcement of the anti-graft statutes, Hong Kong will continue to uphold its hard-earned reputation as a clean city.
The new Commissioner Online article has been uploaded onto the ICAC website ( www.icac.org.hk ) for public access.