Experts and scholars converge at ICAC seminar for anti-corruption exchange
2013-2-28
Over 200 anti-corruption experts, scholars, professionals and government officials from Hong Kong and the Mainland today (Thursday) exchanged experience and strategies in combating corruption at an ICAC seminar.
The seminar was hosted by the ICAC’s Centre of Anti-Corruption Studies (CACS), in collaboration with the anti-corruption research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), Peking University and Beijing Normal University.
Officiating at the opening ceremony, ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu remarked that corruption remained an issue of global concern which required sustained efforts to keep it under control.
“Globalisation and the rapid advancement of information technology have given rise to new opportunities for corruption which may occur in new forms,” said the ICAC Commissioner.
“Building a sound management system to control corruption risks is only the first step in the fight against graft. Full implementation of anti-corruption measures and good governance are most important to sustaining the system’s vitality and efficacy,” Mr Peh added.
About 30 experts and academics from the Mainland and Hong Kong will address the anti-corruption seminar which features topics including public sector integrity, corruption controls in public policies and projects concerning people’s livelihood, transnational corruption, effective anti-corruption strategies and corporate governance.
Mr Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, Secretary for Justice; Ms Li Qiufang, President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)’ China Anti-Corruption Research Centre, and Mr Yang Zhenjiang, Member of Procuratorial Committee, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Second Grade also addressed the participants as guests of honour at the opening ceremony.
Ms Li urged public officials to uphold integrity and self-discipline, and increase transparency in formulating public policies affecting people’s livelihood. Enterprises should strengthen internal controls to reduce corruption risks, she added.
Meanwhile, Mr Yang said the ICAC seminar provided a valuable platform for both places to exchange views, strengthen mutual understanding and share experiences.
Today’s seminar was the third in a series organised by the CACS since its establishment in 2009. At the two previous seminars, in-depth discussions were held among local and overseas experts on two major topics, including anti-corruption legislation and instit utions as well as collaborative governance and integrity management.
To enhance academic collaboration with Mainland research institutes on anti-corruption issues, the CACS will renew academic cooperation agreements earlier signed with the CASS’ China Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Peking University’s Anti-Corruption Institute, Beijing Normal University’s College for Criminal Law Science, and enter partnership with the Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Centre of Tsinghua University. A signing ceremony between CACS and the four institutions will be held tomorrow.
Keynote speakers in the seminar were Professor Li Chenyan, Director of Anti-Corruption Research Centre of Peking University; Professor Zhao Bingzhi, Dean, College for Criminal Law Science and School of Law, Beijing Normal University; and Ms Shirley Lam Su et-lai, HKSAR’s Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service.
The seminar was hosted by the ICAC’s Centre of Anti-Corruption Studies (CACS), in collaboration with the anti-corruption research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), Peking University and Beijing Normal University.
Officiating at the opening ceremony, ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu remarked that corruption remained an issue of global concern which required sustained efforts to keep it under control.
“Globalisation and the rapid advancement of information technology have given rise to new opportunities for corruption which may occur in new forms,” said the ICAC Commissioner.
“Building a sound management system to control corruption risks is only the first step in the fight against graft. Full implementation of anti-corruption measures and good governance are most important to sustaining the system’s vitality and efficacy,” Mr Peh added.
About 30 experts and academics from the Mainland and Hong Kong will address the anti-corruption seminar which features topics including public sector integrity, corruption controls in public policies and projects concerning people’s livelihood, transnational corruption, effective anti-corruption strategies and corporate governance.
Mr Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, Secretary for Justice; Ms Li Qiufang, President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)’ China Anti-Corruption Research Centre, and Mr Yang Zhenjiang, Member of Procuratorial Committee, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Second Grade also addressed the participants as guests of honour at the opening ceremony.
Ms Li urged public officials to uphold integrity and self-discipline, and increase transparency in formulating public policies affecting people’s livelihood. Enterprises should strengthen internal controls to reduce corruption risks, she added.
Meanwhile, Mr Yang said the ICAC seminar provided a valuable platform for both places to exchange views, strengthen mutual understanding and share experiences.
Today’s seminar was the third in a series organised by the CACS since its establishment in 2009. At the two previous seminars, in-depth discussions were held among local and overseas experts on two major topics, including anti-corruption legislation and instit utions as well as collaborative governance and integrity management.
To enhance academic collaboration with Mainland research institutes on anti-corruption issues, the CACS will renew academic cooperation agreements earlier signed with the CASS’ China Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Peking University’s Anti-Corruption Institute, Beijing Normal University’s College for Criminal Law Science, and enter partnership with the Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Centre of Tsinghua University. A signing ceremony between CACS and the four institutions will be held tomorrow.
Keynote speakers in the seminar were Professor Li Chenyan, Director of Anti-Corruption Research Centre of Peking University; Professor Zhao Bingzhi, Dean, College for Criminal Law Science and School of Law, Beijing Normal University; and Ms Shirley Lam Su et-lai, HKSAR’s Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service.