Under the UNCAC, the Central Government has designated the ICAC to assist other signatories in developing and implementing corruption prevention measures, including those along the Belt and Road route. For the ICAC, this is not only an obligation, but also a very important aspect of our work. Corruption, if left unchecked, will only fester with the convenience of globalization and advanced technology. In the end, no country can get off the hook. As a forerunner in anti-corruption work, the ICAC is most willing to share with our counterparts what works for Hong Kong. We hope we can make a difference, however small, to the anti-corruption cause in these countries.
It was with this in mind that we welcomed a nine-member Uzbekistan delegation in mid-September. The delegation from the Ministry of Justice of the country spent three days at the ICAC to learn first-hand how the three-pronged approach contributed to Hong Kong’s successful graft fight.
In November, a four-member delegation from the Independent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia paid a two-day visit to the ICAC. The two authorities also explored possible cooperation in future.
Moreover, the ICAC delivered a capacity building programme on criminal investigation to National Anti-corruption Centre of Moldova in November, covering financial investigation, assets recovery and corruption investigation related to public procurement, healthcare and education sectors.
When it comes to enlisting public support, dialogue is one but many tools adopted by the ICAC. Sometimes, a creative approach is desirable, such as our signature TV drama series. Since 1976, the Commission has been disseminating the probity message to the community through TV drama productions. The series, based on real corruption cases investigated by the ICAC, attracted an average of 8.5 million viewership in recent years.
Recently, upon the request of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar, our TV drama ICAC Investigators 2016 hit the screen of the Myanmar people through Myanmar Radio and Television, the national TV of the country. The five-episode TV series portrayed how a batch of newly recruited ICAC assistant investigators overcame various challenges in cracking down a number of corruption cases and in the end, emerged as professional graft busters.
The ICAC has established dialogues with a number of Belt & Road countries since 2017, providing 13 capacity training programmes on corruption investigation, prevention and education to 10 of them.
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