ICAC CORRUPTION PREVENTION DEPARTMENT
FULLY OPERATIONAL BY SEPTEMBER
THE CORRUPTION PREVENTION DEPARTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY SEPTEMBER.
THE STAFFING PROPOSALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT WERE APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, AND ARRANGEMENTS
ARE IN HAND TO RECRUIT STAFF FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE FINAL SELECTION OF STAFF WILL COMMENCE IN JUNE.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL INITIALLY COMPRISE 123 OFFICERS, BUT A SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY THE FINAL NUMBERS AND GRADING OF STAFF REQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL IT HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT, UNLIKE THE OPERATIONS BRANCH OF THE COMMISSION, THE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT HAD NO READY GUIDELINES UPON WHICH TO ESTABLISH ITS FUNCTION, ORGANISATION AND ESTABLISHMENT, AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT WAS UNIQUE IN ITS CONCEPT.
ARE:
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CORRUPTION PREVENTION DEPARTMENT
* BY CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES,
ORGANISATION, SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES TO HIGHLIGHT AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORRUPTION=
*
TO DEVISE MEANS AND TO INITIATE STEPS TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CORRUPT OPPORTUNITIES WHICH EXIST
AND
* TO AUDIT CURRENT OR COMPLETED GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES,
MAINLY AT DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LAID-DOWN DEPAHIMENTAL SYSTEMS OR PROCEDURES.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF THOSE ORGANISATIONS LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY OF HIS DEPARTMENT, AND ESPECIALLY TO ENSURE THAT WHERE REMEDIAL PROCEDURES ARE PROPOSED, THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL COMPRISE TWO DIVISIONS THE MAIN DIVISION WILL BE THE EXAMINATION DIVISION AND THE OTHER WILL BE THE MANAGEMENT, CO-ORDINATION AND SPECIAL DUTIES DIVISION - EACH TO BE HEADED BY AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
THE EXAMINATION DIVISION WILL COMPRISE FOUR GROUPS, NAMELY, THE POLICY, THE ENFORCEMENT, THE SERVICES AND THE LICENSING GROUPS, AND OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION WILL BE EMPLOYED ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE ORGANISATIONS LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY ORDINANCE.
THE MANAGEMENT, CO-ORDINATION AND SPECIAL DUTIES DIVISION CONSISTS OF TUO MAIN GROUPS WHICH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF REPORTS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN-SERVICE TRAINING OF STAFF, AND IN PROVIDING ADVICE TO PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION.
THE THIRD MAIN DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMISSION REMAINS TO BE ESTABLISHED, BUT REQUESTS FOR STAFF FOR THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND IT IS HOPED TO OBTAIN THE POSTS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT BY MID-JUNE.
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