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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993

ICAC CONDUCTS CHECKS ON CIVIL SERVANTS' INTEGRITY

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FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT POSTS REQUIRING A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST, THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE RECORD CHECKS AND INTERVIEWS WILL

FUTURE BE CONDUCTED

COMMISSION AGAINST INDEPENDENT CORRUPTION (ICAC).

IN

BY THE

THIS WAS

STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR

MR SECURITY,

ALISTAIR

ASPREY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE MR ASPREY SAID THE NATURE OF THE CHECKS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED.

HON

TANG

YING-YEN,

HE

POINTED

THAT OUT

THE

BETWEEN DIFFERENCE

CONDUCTED BY THE ICAC AND THAT CURRENTLY CARRIED OUT BY BRANCH WAS ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.

HE

THE

VETTING THE SPECIAL

SAID: "THERE WILL, AS BEFORE, BE CHECKS FOR INVOLVEMENT CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT CAST DOUBT UPON CIVIL SERVANT'S INTEGRITY.

WILL

CONTINUE TO REQUIRE

THE

IN A

THE PROCESS

VERIFICATION OF WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CIVIL SERVANT BY MEANS OF INTERVIEWS HIMSELF AND WITH REFEREES, MR ASPREY ADDED.

ON THE POSTS THAT WILL BE SUBJECT SAID: "SUCH

NUMBER

TO VETTING, THE SECRETARY WILL BE REQUIRED OF THOSE CHECKS OF POSTS OF

SENSITIVITY PARTICULAR SECRETARY/DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE."

OCCUPYING OR TRUST,

A

AT

LIMITED DEPUTY

0

NO DECISION YET ON PA ADVISER'S CONTRACT

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THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT YET IN A POSITION TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER THE CONTRACT OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ADVISER SHOULD BE THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, TOLD THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ON

RENEWED, LEGISLATIVE

MR SUEN IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU,

ANY CHARGE TO PUBLIC ADDED THAT IF THE CONTRACT WAS TO BE RENEWED,

WITH FUNDS WOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE

THE ESTABLISHED AUTHORITIES AND LIMITS FOR THE INCURRENCE OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICE OF THE THE

AUGUST 31 NEXT YEAR.

ADVISER WILL

EXPIRE

ON

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