ICAC and DoJ’s first joint visit to Viet Nam sharing HK’s anti-corruption experience
2026-5-13
For the first time, a delegation comprising members of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) attended an international workshop in Viet Nam at the invitation of its co-organisers, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam, to share Hong Kong’s successful experience in anti-corruption law enforcement and prosecution to advance the country’s integrity building initiatives.
In recent years, Viet Nam has continued to strengthen its anti-corruption framework, further enhancing the declaration and control of assets and income of public officials. In light of the newly-amended Law on Anti-Corruption which will come into effect in July, the UNODC and the Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam co-organised a workshop in Hanoi last Friday (May 8), inviting international anti-graft experts to shed light on “Control of Assets and Income of Persons Holding Positions and Powers in Agencies, Organisations and Units”.
Hong Kong’s time-tested anti-corruption model is internationally acclaimed. A four-member delegation from the ICAC and the DoJ attended the workshop as international anti-graft experts, sharing Hong Kong’s successful experience across all fronts in fighting corruption and building integrity, including strategies for fostering a territory-wide culture of probity. The delegation highlighted Hong Kong’s system for assets and income declaration by public officials, as well as the conflicts of interest mechanism in place. A case study involving a public officer maintaining wealth not commensurate with his income was presented at the workshop to showcase investigations and prosecutions conducted by the ICAC and the DoJ pursuant to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. The presentation also highlighted enforcement efforts in illicit asset recovery and bringing corruption fugitives to justice.
The delegation comprised the ICAC’s Assistant Director of the Operations Department Wong Wai-kit, the DoJ’s Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Samantha Chiu, and the ICAC’s Chief Investigator Mabel Chu and Forensic Accountant Jason Tam. About 70 participants were local parliamentarians, judges, prosecutors, government officials, inspectors, members of legal drafting teams and academics.
Since 2006, the Country has designated the ICAC as the authority to assist other signatories to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, including Viet Nam and other Belt and Road countries, in enhancing their capacity to fight corruption, including providing assistance in system building for combating corruption, and offering capacity building programmes to anti-corruption agencies in other jurisdictions.
The ICAC will continue to align with the national anti-corruption policy, further promote Hong Kong’s probity culture and share our experience gathered over more than half a century to enhance the global anti-graft network and strengthen international co-operation.
During the trip to Viet Nam, the delegation also called on Minister of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Viet Nam Wang Qun to learn about the latest local social development as well as the Country’s cooperation with neighbours in the region.
In recent years, Viet Nam has continued to strengthen its anti-corruption framework, further enhancing the declaration and control of assets and income of public officials. In light of the newly-amended Law on Anti-Corruption which will come into effect in July, the UNODC and the Government Inspectorate of Viet Nam co-organised a workshop in Hanoi last Friday (May 8), inviting international anti-graft experts to shed light on “Control of Assets and Income of Persons Holding Positions and Powers in Agencies, Organisations and Units”.
Hong Kong’s time-tested anti-corruption model is internationally acclaimed. A four-member delegation from the ICAC and the DoJ attended the workshop as international anti-graft experts, sharing Hong Kong’s successful experience across all fronts in fighting corruption and building integrity, including strategies for fostering a territory-wide culture of probity. The delegation highlighted Hong Kong’s system for assets and income declaration by public officials, as well as the conflicts of interest mechanism in place. A case study involving a public officer maintaining wealth not commensurate with his income was presented at the workshop to showcase investigations and prosecutions conducted by the ICAC and the DoJ pursuant to the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. The presentation also highlighted enforcement efforts in illicit asset recovery and bringing corruption fugitives to justice.
The delegation comprised the ICAC’s Assistant Director of the Operations Department Wong Wai-kit, the DoJ’s Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Samantha Chiu, and the ICAC’s Chief Investigator Mabel Chu and Forensic Accountant Jason Tam. About 70 participants were local parliamentarians, judges, prosecutors, government officials, inspectors, members of legal drafting teams and academics.
Since 2006, the Country has designated the ICAC as the authority to assist other signatories to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, including Viet Nam and other Belt and Road countries, in enhancing their capacity to fight corruption, including providing assistance in system building for combating corruption, and offering capacity building programmes to anti-corruption agencies in other jurisdictions.
The ICAC will continue to align with the national anti-corruption policy, further promote Hong Kong’s probity culture and share our experience gathered over more than half a century to enhance the global anti-graft network and strengthen international co-operation.
During the trip to Viet Nam, the delegation also called on Minister of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Viet Nam Wang Qun to learn about the latest local social development as well as the Country’s cooperation with neighbours in the region.
ICAC Assistant Director of Operations Department Wong Wai-kit (second right), DoJ Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Samantha Chiu (second left), and UNODC Officer-in-charge of Country Office in Vietnam Nguyen Nguyet Minh (third right) attend an international anti-corruption workshop in Hanoi.
ICAC Assistant Director of Operations Department Wong Wai-kit, DoJ Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Samantha Chiu and an ICAC representative (left to right) share with participants Hong Kong’s successful experience in anti-corruption law enforcement and prosecution.
The delegation calls on Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam Wang Qun (third right) to learn about the latest local social development as well as the Country’s cooperation with neighbours in the region.