ICAC Command Course features global participation
2008-11-30
A total of 28 officers from the ICAC and law enforcers from the Mainland, Macao and a number of overseas agencies have completed a month-long ICAC Chief Investigators' Command Course (CICC) to sharpen their leadership and management skills in law enforcem ent.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 28th CICC, ICAC Commissioner, Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming, noted that course members shared the common goal of upholding justice.
"This is to discharge our duties, without fear or favour, to help make the community fair, just, stable and prosperous," said the Commissioner.
The CICC is now wildly regarded as a prestigious training course for law enforcers from both local and international agencies.
This year saw a record high of 10 overseas agencies sending their officers to attend the course. Amongst them, the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America, the European Anti-Fraud Office, and the HM Revenue and Customs of the Unit ed Kingdom participated for the first time.
Apart from nine ICAC officers, this year's participants also included officials from the Peoples' Procuratorate of Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province; the Peoples' Procuratorate of Yunnan Province; and the Commission Against Corruption of Macao.
Six members were from local agencies - the Hong Kong Police Force, the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Immigration Department, and the Securities and Futures Commission.
Seven other overseas members were from the ICAC New South Wales Australia, the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore, the Corruption Eradication Commission of Indonesia, the Anti-Corr uption Agency of Malaysia, the World Bank, and the Singapore Police Force.
This year's course featured presentations by two visiting speakers, including a retired agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who spoke on leadership skills, and the Executive Director of the New South Wales ICAC of Australia on comparative study o n anti-corruption agencies.
Course members were also briefed on the latest political scene of Hong Kong by political leaders and academics, as well as completed ICAC prosecutions in recent years.
A one-week study tour to the Yunnan Province and a day trip to Macao were conducted.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 28th CICC, ICAC Commissioner, Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming, noted that course members shared the common goal of upholding justice.
"This is to discharge our duties, without fear or favour, to help make the community fair, just, stable and prosperous," said the Commissioner.
The CICC is now wildly regarded as a prestigious training course for law enforcers from both local and international agencies.
This year saw a record high of 10 overseas agencies sending their officers to attend the course. Amongst them, the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America, the European Anti-Fraud Office, and the HM Revenue and Customs of the Unit ed Kingdom participated for the first time.
Apart from nine ICAC officers, this year's participants also included officials from the Peoples' Procuratorate of Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province; the Peoples' Procuratorate of Yunnan Province; and the Commission Against Corruption of Macao.
Six members were from local agencies - the Hong Kong Police Force, the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Fire Services Department, the Immigration Department, and the Securities and Futures Commission.
Seven other overseas members were from the ICAC New South Wales Australia, the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore, the Corruption Eradication Commission of Indonesia, the Anti-Corr uption Agency of Malaysia, the World Bank, and the Singapore Police Force.
This year's course featured presentations by two visiting speakers, including a retired agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who spoke on leadership skills, and the Executive Director of the New South Wales ICAC of Australia on comparative study o n anti-corruption agencies.
Course members were also briefed on the latest political scene of Hong Kong by political leaders and academics, as well as completed ICAC prosecutions in recent years.
A one-week study tour to the Yunnan Province and a day trip to Macao were conducted.