A year of fruitful global anti-corruption achievements since the adoption of the Hong Kong Declaration
In the 8th ICAC Symposium hosted in May last year, ICAC Commissioner Woo Ying-ming, in his capacity of President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), announced the adoption of the “Hong Kong Declaration on Strengthening International Cooperation in Preventing and Fighting Corruption” (Hong Kong Declaration), calling on international counterparts to stand united in the mission to eradicate corruption. Over the past year, anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) around the world had significantly advanced their efforts in implementing initiatives align with framework of the Hong Kong Declaration, achieving significant achievements.