ICAC chief calls for new strategies and approaches to fight graft
2019-5-22
ICAC Commissioner Mr Simon Peh Yun-lu today (May 22) called on graft fighters around the world to seek for innovative strategies, new approaches and targeted methods in combatting the increasingly insidious and vicious crime of corruption.
Speaking at the 7th ICAC Symposium, jointly hosted by the Commission and the World Justice Project (WJP), Mr Peh said the fight against corruption was a shared responsibility of different stakeholders.
“It requires not only the relentless efforts of anti-corruption agencies but also the tenacious endeavour of different stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well as the civil society,” said Mr Peh.
Mr Peh noted that the joint venture between the ICAC and the WJP reflected the shared vision of the two organisations in combating corruption and the pursuit of the rule of law for a clean and just society.
“Hong Kong attaches great importance to the fundamental values of integrity and justice which are the cornerstones of the city’s continuous success as an international metropolis,” the Commissioner added.
Entitled “Fighting Corruption – A New Perspective”, the three-day symposium was today opened by Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Welcoming over 500 representatives of anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies from more than 50 jurisdictions, Ms Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of the WJP, noted that corruption affected both developed and developing countries and undermined border efforts to advance good governance and to support economic development and social well-being.
“While much has been done to combat corruption, it nevertheless remains a deeply troubling issue, taking many different forms and negatively impacting all dimensions of economic, socio-political and human development,” said Ms Andersen.
“Even as we make great strides in the fight against corruption, we need to bring new perspectives, innovations and a renewed commitment to the effort,” she added.
Chief Justice Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li also delivered a keynote address on understanding the legal fundamentals in dealing with corruption, while Secretary for Justice Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah expounded on inclusive coalition against corruption.
Other keynote speakers addressing the symposium today included Ms Lisa Osofsky, Director of Serious Fraud Office, United Kingdom; Mr Denis Tang, Director of Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Singapore; Ms Julie Read, Chief Executive and Director of Serious Fraud Office, New Zealand; Mr Drago Kos, Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery; and Mr Minzhule, Deputy Director General of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, National Commission of Supervision, People’s Republic of China.
In the following two days, keynote speakers will include Mr Naohiro Mouri, 2018-2019 Global Chairman of the Board, The Institute of Internal Auditors; Ms Alexandra Wrage, President and Founder of TRACE, the United States; Professor A J Brown, Board member of Transparency International; and Mr Stephen Zimmermann, Senior Adviser of Governance Global Practice, World Bank.
Mr Ricky Yau Shu-chun, ICAC’s Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations; Mr Joe Lee Yat-sau, Acting Director of Corruption Prevention; and Mr Ho Wai-chi, Acting Director of Community Relations, will also share with participants Hong Kong’s anti-graft work through law enforcement, prevention and education.
Following the symposium, the ICAC and the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities will jointly organise a training programme. Over 200 symposium participants have enrolled in the programme which reflects the ICAC’s heightened efforts in offering training and consultancy to the international anti-graft community, including state parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Speaking at the 7th ICAC Symposium, jointly hosted by the Commission and the World Justice Project (WJP), Mr Peh said the fight against corruption was a shared responsibility of different stakeholders.
“It requires not only the relentless efforts of anti-corruption agencies but also the tenacious endeavour of different stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well as the civil society,” said Mr Peh.
Mr Peh noted that the joint venture between the ICAC and the WJP reflected the shared vision of the two organisations in combating corruption and the pursuit of the rule of law for a clean and just society.
“Hong Kong attaches great importance to the fundamental values of integrity and justice which are the cornerstones of the city’s continuous success as an international metropolis,” the Commissioner added.
Entitled “Fighting Corruption – A New Perspective”, the three-day symposium was today opened by Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Welcoming over 500 representatives of anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies from more than 50 jurisdictions, Ms Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of the WJP, noted that corruption affected both developed and developing countries and undermined border efforts to advance good governance and to support economic development and social well-being.
“While much has been done to combat corruption, it nevertheless remains a deeply troubling issue, taking many different forms and negatively impacting all dimensions of economic, socio-political and human development,” said Ms Andersen.
“Even as we make great strides in the fight against corruption, we need to bring new perspectives, innovations and a renewed commitment to the effort,” she added.
Chief Justice Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li also delivered a keynote address on understanding the legal fundamentals in dealing with corruption, while Secretary for Justice Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah expounded on inclusive coalition against corruption.
Other keynote speakers addressing the symposium today included Ms Lisa Osofsky, Director of Serious Fraud Office, United Kingdom; Mr Denis Tang, Director of Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Singapore; Ms Julie Read, Chief Executive and Director of Serious Fraud Office, New Zealand; Mr Drago Kos, Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery; and Mr Minzhule, Deputy Director General of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, National Commission of Supervision, People’s Republic of China.
In the following two days, keynote speakers will include Mr Naohiro Mouri, 2018-2019 Global Chairman of the Board, The Institute of Internal Auditors; Ms Alexandra Wrage, President and Founder of TRACE, the United States; Professor A J Brown, Board member of Transparency International; and Mr Stephen Zimmermann, Senior Adviser of Governance Global Practice, World Bank.
Mr Ricky Yau Shu-chun, ICAC’s Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations; Mr Joe Lee Yat-sau, Acting Director of Corruption Prevention; and Mr Ho Wai-chi, Acting Director of Community Relations, will also share with participants Hong Kong’s anti-graft work through law enforcement, prevention and education.
Following the symposium, the ICAC and the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities will jointly organise a training programme. Over 200 symposium participants have enrolled in the programme which reflects the ICAC’s heightened efforts in offering training and consultancy to the international anti-graft community, including state parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
