BACKGROUND NOTE
Following a public inquiry into corruption in Hong Kong in 1973 the
Independent Commission Against Corruption was established in 1974
to tackle the problem of corruption through detection and investigation,
prevention and the enlistment of public support in fighting corruption.
The Commission believes it has been successful in clearing Hong Kong
of syndicated corruption in the civil service, particularly the
police force.
Individual, usually minor, corruption however persists
but on a much reduced scale from that in the 60's and early 70's.