ICAC starts early with clean DC Election campaign
2015-3-6
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has kickstarted a three-year multi-faceted clean elections campaign with an education and publicity programme for the 2015 District Council (DC) Election.
“In anticipation of increased public interest in the upcoming DC Election, the ICAC has rolled out the first phase of its clean election campaign well before the commencement of the nomination period,” said ICAC Programme Coordinator (Elections) Ms Lily Chung Lai-tuen.
The ICAC has sent letters to major political parties and organisations to introduce ICAC services relating to elections, including election briefings to explain provisions of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).
“These briefings will help those interested in standing for the upcoming DC election, especially those with little prior election experience, better understand the legal requirements and common pitfalls in conducting election activities,” said Ms Chung.
Meanwhile, a pamphlet highlighting the “Dos” and “Don’ts” in election activities has been produced for distribution at these briefings.
In view of a new generation of electors, clean election messages have been incorporated in the integrity talks for students of post-secondary education institutes.
In addition, clean election messages will be disseminated through social media and the ICAC smartphone application.
Members of the public may access information on the ICAC’s education and publicity initiatives for the 2015 DC Election on the newly launched “Clean District Council Election” webpage on the ICAC Website (www.icac.org.hk/elections).
As the DC Election will be followed by the Legislative Council Election and the Chief Executive Election in 2016 and 2017 respectively, an election enquiry hotline (2920-7878) has been set up to handle public enquiries on the ECICO and ICAC’s clean election campaigns throughout the three year public elections cycle.
Any complaint alleging corrupt or illegal conduct in public elections should be directed to the ICAC Report Centre which runs a round-the-clock hotline: 2526-6366.
“In anticipation of increased public interest in the upcoming DC Election, the ICAC has rolled out the first phase of its clean election campaign well before the commencement of the nomination period,” said ICAC Programme Coordinator (Elections) Ms Lily Chung Lai-tuen.
The ICAC has sent letters to major political parties and organisations to introduce ICAC services relating to elections, including election briefings to explain provisions of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (ECICO).
“These briefings will help those interested in standing for the upcoming DC election, especially those with little prior election experience, better understand the legal requirements and common pitfalls in conducting election activities,” said Ms Chung.
Meanwhile, a pamphlet highlighting the “Dos” and “Don’ts” in election activities has been produced for distribution at these briefings.
In view of a new generation of electors, clean election messages have been incorporated in the integrity talks for students of post-secondary education institutes.
In addition, clean election messages will be disseminated through social media and the ICAC smartphone application.
Members of the public may access information on the ICAC’s education and publicity initiatives for the 2015 DC Election on the newly launched “Clean District Council Election” webpage on the ICAC Website (www.icac.org.hk/elections).
As the DC Election will be followed by the Legislative Council Election and the Chief Executive Election in 2016 and 2017 respectively, an election enquiry hotline (2920-7878) has been set up to handle public enquiries on the ECICO and ICAC’s clean election campaigns throughout the three year public elections cycle.
Any complaint alleging corrupt or illegal conduct in public elections should be directed to the ICAC Report Centre which runs a round-the-clock hotline: 2526-6366.