ICAC makes every effort to ensure clean Legco Election through law enforcement and educational drive
2004-6-23
ICAC Commissioner, Raymond Wong Hung-chiu, today (Wednesday) said the Commission would make relentless effort to ensure the Legco Election was run in a clean and fair manner through strict law enforcement and a full scale educational drive.
He called upon the public to report to the ICAC all suspected cases of corrupt and illegal conduct concerning the Legco Election.
“The public can be rest assured that all reports lodged with the ICAC will be kept in the strictest confidence, and handled in accordance with the law,” stressed Mr Wong.
According to Mr Wong, the educational and publicity campaign aimed to reinforce public awareness of the importance of clean polls had been advanced, considering the great public interest.
To date, the ICAC had received five reports concerning suspected breaches of Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO) in the 2004 Legco Election.
The ICAC, the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) and the Police had also established a referral system to ensure that election complaints of various types would be handled expeditiously, Mr Wong added.
ICAC’s Acting Programme Co-ordinator (Elections), Mr Raymond Ng Kwok-ming, said a three-phase “Abide by the Rules - Support Clean Elections” publicity campaign would be kicked off tomorrow (Thursday) with the launch of new TV and radio advertisements as well as posters.
The first phase of the campaign aimed to raise the public’s general awareness of the importance of clean elections, he said .
The advertisement, with the slogan “ Keep Dirty Hands Off Our Elections ”, was designed to hammer home the message that people engaging in corrupt activities in elections would not only taint themselves, but also damage Hong Kong’s fair and open electoral system.
Mr Ng said while a 24-hour election hotline 2920 6530 had been set up for enquiries about ECICO, the public could browse the ICAC’s Clean Legco Election webpage for related information, starting from tomorrow.
The second phase of the campaign will tie in with the nomination period starting in July, where educational effort will be mainly focused on candidates and election agents.
An information booklet highlighting various provisions of the ECICO will be distributed to candidates when they hand in their nominations.
An ICAC representative will participate in the EAC briefing to be held in early August to advise candidates and their election agents how to avoid common pitfalls.
The message of Support Clean Elections and the gist of the ECICO would also be disseminated among the public through pamphlets and roving exhibitions organised by the Government.
During the third phase of the campaign in mid August, leaflets would be sent to all electors together with the poll cards by the Registration and Electoral Office to remind them to abide by the law in the Election.
Meanwhile, members of the public can file complaints to the 24-hour ICAC Report Centre, or its hotline 25 266 366, or any of its regional offices when they come across any suspected violation of the ECICO.
He called upon the public to report to the ICAC all suspected cases of corrupt and illegal conduct concerning the Legco Election.
“The public can be rest assured that all reports lodged with the ICAC will be kept in the strictest confidence, and handled in accordance with the law,” stressed Mr Wong.
According to Mr Wong, the educational and publicity campaign aimed to reinforce public awareness of the importance of clean polls had been advanced, considering the great public interest.
To date, the ICAC had received five reports concerning suspected breaches of Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO) in the 2004 Legco Election.
The ICAC, the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) and the Police had also established a referral system to ensure that election complaints of various types would be handled expeditiously, Mr Wong added.
ICAC’s Acting Programme Co-ordinator (Elections), Mr Raymond Ng Kwok-ming, said a three-phase “Abide by the Rules - Support Clean Elections” publicity campaign would be kicked off tomorrow (Thursday) with the launch of new TV and radio advertisements as well as posters.
The first phase of the campaign aimed to raise the public’s general awareness of the importance of clean elections, he said .
The advertisement, with the slogan “ Keep Dirty Hands Off Our Elections ”, was designed to hammer home the message that people engaging in corrupt activities in elections would not only taint themselves, but also damage Hong Kong’s fair and open electoral system.
Mr Ng said while a 24-hour election hotline 2920 6530 had been set up for enquiries about ECICO, the public could browse the ICAC’s Clean Legco Election webpage for related information, starting from tomorrow.
The second phase of the campaign will tie in with the nomination period starting in July, where educational effort will be mainly focused on candidates and election agents.
An information booklet highlighting various provisions of the ECICO will be distributed to candidates when they hand in their nominations.
An ICAC representative will participate in the EAC briefing to be held in early August to advise candidates and their election agents how to avoid common pitfalls.
The message of Support Clean Elections and the gist of the ECICO would also be disseminated among the public through pamphlets and roving exhibitions organised by the Government.
During the third phase of the campaign in mid August, leaflets would be sent to all electors together with the poll cards by the Registration and Electoral Office to remind them to abide by the law in the Election.
Meanwhile, members of the public can file complaints to the 24-hour ICAC Report Centre, or its hotline 25 266 366, or any of its regional offices when they come across any suspected violation of the ECICO.