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During the year, there was a rise in the numbers of complaints and prosecutions concerning corruption in the private sector. An analysis of these complaints indicated that management was becoming less tolerant of the misdeeds of employees. The department's Advisory Services Group, which helps the private sector implement corruption prevention measures, was in contact with 102 organisations. The free services provided ranged from verbal advice to detailed studies of systems and work habits, which were conducted confidentially.
During the year, 110 assignment studies were completed, bringing the total since 1975 to 1 123. These studies were detailed examinations of specific areas of a government department's activities, covering policy, law, instructions, work methods and management. Reviewing the effectiveness of previous studies and monitoring corruption prevention measures continued to be an important aspect of the department's work.
The Corruption Prevention Department maintained a close working relationship with a large number of government departments, offering advice on draft legislation, new procedures and instructions. The department also played an active part in departmental and inter-departmental working groups, being represented on 56 working groups or committees. The Corruption Prevention Groups established at directorate level in govern- ment departments continued to provide a co-ordinated approach to corruption prevention studies. At the end of the year there were 33 such groups.
Training programmes for supervisors in the government, public bodies, and the private sector continued to be organised. The programmes covered the concepts of supervisory accountability, management's role in corruption prevention, and delegation of responsi- bility and authority. Training for senior and junior supervisors in the government helped to build corruption prevention measures into government policies and procedures as they evolved.
The department also took part in management seminars organised by the Shenzhen University for managers and executives in China.
Community Relations
The Community Relations Department is responsible for educating the public against the evils of corruption, harnessing public support in the fight against corruption, and, in the long term, promoting higher moral standards and a greater sense of civic responsibility in the community. To achieve these objectives, the Liaison Division maintains close contact with the community through 11 ICAC local offices, while the Media and Education Division reaches the public via the mass media and education institutions.
Liaison staff maintained dialogues with a broad spectrum of the community. The department conducted 17 613 liaison functions and 218 special programmes, reaching 375 500 people. This was the third year in which the department launched a special programme to involve volunteers in community relations work, with its targets widened to include housewives in 1986.
A territory-wide programme on the theme "Towards A Fuller Life' was organised jointly with a service club, to introduce young people to different aspects of a fuller life and to steer them away from purely materialistic pursuits. Altogether, 28 500 people took part in the programme.
In the department's Media and Education Division, the Public Education Office con- tinued to produce teaching materials to promote moral education in schools. Teachers were also introduced to a social morality programme for Forms 5 to 7 entitled 'The Way Ahead'. The first set of structured teaching materials for primary schools was also
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