Transparency International chief visits ICAC
2019-3-27
The head of global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) today (March 27) visited the ICAC and received an update on Hong Kong’s latest probity situation as well as the Commission’s graft-fighting efforts both locally and on the international level from Commissioner Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu and senior officers.
Visiting the anti-graft organisation for the first time, the Chair of TI Ms Delia Ferreira Rubio was received by Mr Peh, Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations, Mr Ricky Yau Shu-chun; Acting Director of Community Relations, Mr Ho Wai-chi; Acting Director of Corruption Prevention, Mr Joe Lee Yat-sau and Secretary to the Commission Against Corruption, Ms Sally Kwan Yee-lan.
The ICAC Commissioner and senior officers introduced to Ms Ferreira Rubio Hong Kong’s robust anti-corruption system and probity environment, both of which founded on strong rule of law and subject to effective checks and balances including the Legislative Council as well as a free press. Expounding on findings of the annual ICAC survey, Mr Peh told the visitor that the work of the ICAC was supported by a community which embraced the core value of integrity.
Mr Peh also took the opportunity to brief the visitor on the ICAC’s latest initiative in promoting international cooperation on the anti-graft front, in particular through assisting signatories to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in capacity building.
During her visit, Ms Ferreira Rubio was also given a tour to the anti-graft agency’s facilities and its Exhibition Hall.
Prior to her visit to the ICAC, Ms Ferreira Rubio, accompanied by Mr Peh, met the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, at the Government House this morning.
During her stay in Hong Kong, Ms Ferreira Rubio is also scheduled to meet Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah; Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip Tak-kuen; other senior government officials as well as senior representatives of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Equal Opportunities Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission.
In the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by TI, Hong Kong is consistently ranked in the band of the top 20 cleanest economies in the world. The CPI 2018 released in late January this year ranked Hong Kong the 14th, on par with Austria and Iceland, among 180 countries and territories surveyed.
On a scale of 0 to 100 where 0 denoted highly corrupt and 100 very clean, Hong Kong scored 76 while the global average score was 43. More than two-thirds of the economies surveyed scored below 50, and only less than 20 scored over 75.
Visiting the anti-graft organisation for the first time, the Chair of TI Ms Delia Ferreira Rubio was received by Mr Peh, Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations, Mr Ricky Yau Shu-chun; Acting Director of Community Relations, Mr Ho Wai-chi; Acting Director of Corruption Prevention, Mr Joe Lee Yat-sau and Secretary to the Commission Against Corruption, Ms Sally Kwan Yee-lan.
The ICAC Commissioner and senior officers introduced to Ms Ferreira Rubio Hong Kong’s robust anti-corruption system and probity environment, both of which founded on strong rule of law and subject to effective checks and balances including the Legislative Council as well as a free press. Expounding on findings of the annual ICAC survey, Mr Peh told the visitor that the work of the ICAC was supported by a community which embraced the core value of integrity.
Mr Peh also took the opportunity to brief the visitor on the ICAC’s latest initiative in promoting international cooperation on the anti-graft front, in particular through assisting signatories to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in capacity building.
During her visit, Ms Ferreira Rubio was also given a tour to the anti-graft agency’s facilities and its Exhibition Hall.
Prior to her visit to the ICAC, Ms Ferreira Rubio, accompanied by Mr Peh, met the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, at the Government House this morning.
During her stay in Hong Kong, Ms Ferreira Rubio is also scheduled to meet Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah; Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip Tak-kuen; other senior government officials as well as senior representatives of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Equal Opportunities Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission.
In the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by TI, Hong Kong is consistently ranked in the band of the top 20 cleanest economies in the world. The CPI 2018 released in late January this year ranked Hong Kong the 14th, on par with Austria and Iceland, among 180 countries and territories surveyed.
On a scale of 0 to 100 where 0 denoted highly corrupt and 100 very clean, Hong Kong scored 76 while the global average score was 43. More than two-thirds of the economies surveyed scored below 50, and only less than 20 scored over 75.
