Over 500 representatives of graft-fighting and law enforcement agencies from more than 50 jurisdictions gathered in Hong Kong in May this year to look into fresh perspectives for charting the global anti-corruption journey forward.
Jointly hosted by the ICAC and the World Justice Project (WJP), the 7th ICAC Symposium, entitled “Fighting Corruption – A New Perspective”, featured a total of 33 eminent speakers who had made remarkable contributions in their own fields. It was the first time the ICAC co-hosted its signature conference with a non-governmental organisation.
Speaking at the Symposium, ICAC Commissioner Simon Peh Yun-lu said the very fact that a law enforcement agency and an international civil society organisation had joined hands to co-host the event was evidence that while anti-corruption campaigners faced daunting challenges, the difficulties were not insurmountable if multi-sector stakeholders could work together.
WJP Executive Director Ms Elizabeth Andersen told the audience that the absence of corruption was a real strength of Hong Kong, adding that the city was always prepared to share its anti-bribery expertise with the like-minded.
The Symposium was concluded with a symphony of new ideas to harness corruption through multi-stakeholder engagement, modernisation of international collaboration, as well as embracing information technology to identify corruption risks and discover digital evidence.
Following the Symposium, over 200 participants attended a one-and-a-half day training programme jointly held by the ICAC and the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, taking back home not only fresh perspectives but also practical know-hows in anti-corruption law enforcement, education and prevention.
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