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Public Order
As building maintenance attracted numerous corruption complaints, and as such projects were expected to increase following the implementation of the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme, an updated Building Maintenance Toolkit was launched for property owners, owners' corporations and property management companies.
The ICAC continued to provide free corruption prevention advice to private organisations upon request on a confidential basis. Sixty-three detailed studies were undertaken to assist government departments and public bodies to reduce corruption risks and advice was offered on matters including new policies, laws and procedures on 575 occasions. A guide on civil servants' conduct and discipline, and reference material on the prevention and handling of conflicts of interest were distributed and workshops were organised for government Ethics. Officers.
On the youth front, activities included a micro-film festival, an 'iTeen' Leadership Programme and interactive drama performances. All tertiary education institutions participated in the ICAC Ambassador Programme, and a Youth Integrity Project was launched.
New ICAC publicity initiatives in 2013 included an advertising campaign with the theme 'a clean future for our next generation' and an ICAC smart phone app. The ICAC's mobile exhibition vehicle continued to tour Hong Kong.
In 2013, the ICAC's Centre of Anti-Corruption Studies organised a regional seminar attended by over 200 experts, academics, professionals and government officials from Hong Kong and the Mainland. The ICAC Commissioner visited relevant government bodies and international organisations in the United States and the ICAC attended meetings of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities.
Checks and balances
Apart from judicial supervision, the work of the ICAC is subject to the scrutiny of four independent committees the Advisory Committee on Corruption, the Operations Review Committee, the Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations. The committee chairmen host an annual press conference to account for their work in overseeing the ICAC.
All complaints, whether pursuable or not, must be reported to the Operations Review Committee for scrutiny. No investigations can be written off without that committee's endorsement.
An independent ICAC Complaints Committee, comprising members of the Legislative Council and prominent members of the community appointed by the Chief Executive, monitors and reviews all non-criminal complaints against the ICAC or its officers.
Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance
The Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance provides a statutory regime for the authorisation and regulation of interception of communications and covert surveillance
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