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During the year, 279 seminars were held for 4 993 government officers in 17 departments, while 29 seminars were attended by 543 people from public bodies and the private sector.
The Corruption Prevention Department maintained a close working relationship with a large number of government departments, offering advice on draft legislation, new pro- cedures and instructions. The department also played an active part in departmental and inter-departmental working groups, being represented on 35 working groups or committees. Reports to the ICAC which indicated deviation from established policy or procedures were followed up by the department. These provided useful information for the evaluation of policy and the effectiveness of corruption prevention measures and helped to pinpoint areas requiring study.
Community Relations
The responsibility for educating the public about the evils of corruption, and fostering community support for the commission's efforts falls on the Community Relations Department. In implementing these duties, an attempt is also made to promote sound civic awareness and higher ethical standards. The department works on two fronts - reaching the public through the mass media and through direct contact with individuals.
With the assistance of the 11 ICAC local offices, liaison meetings and community involvement programmes were organised to explain to the public the anti-corruption laws and the evils of corruption, as well as to enlist support for the anti-corruption movement. During the year, the department held 26 537 liaison activities and reached 356 000 people, including 27 000 civil servants. A special programme was launched to involve volunteers in community relations work. Two hundred young people, including university students and people in full-time employment, were recruited and trained to undertake anti-corruption projects.
There was an increase in efforts directed at liaison with the business sector. A conference on business ethics stimulated much interest among leading businessmen, underlining the importance of ethical considerations in business practices.
To promote moral education among students, a teaching programme for matriculation classes was prepared in 1984 and tried out experimentally in the 1984-5 school year. Two additional teaching programmes, for junior students, were prepared during the year. They will be ready for use in 1985.
On the media side, television continued to be the main channel for anti-corruption messages. These television messages were reinforced by radio messages, posters and newspaper advertisements. By the end of the year, the production of a seven-hour drama series depicting the challenges and achievements of ICAC investigations was almost completed. Another television programme was a 13-part series Money Isn't Everything, aimed at promoting positive social values and morality among the younger generation. It was televised between September and December, and a considerable number of secondary schools took up the programme as a moral education teaching aid. During the year, the media continued to take an active interest in the work of the ICAC.
Government Laboratory
The Government Laboratory is responsible for providing a wide range of scientific support services for law enforcement authorities, including the police, Customs and Excise Service, the Immigration Department and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
The laboratory was again heavily involved in the scientific investigation of a wide variety of crimes. The general forensic science section of the laboratory examined exhibits taken