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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1994

"IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR MTRC TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE ITS EXISTING SYSTEM SO THAT PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY A SAFE, FAST, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT RAILWAY SERVICE.

"EVEN WITH THIS MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME, THE CORPORATION EXPECTS THAT ANNUAL FARE ADJUSTMENTS CAN CONTINUE TO BE IN LINE WITH INFLATION," HE SAID.

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ICAC PROMOTES BUSINESS ETHICS

A SPECIAL TEAM SET UP BY THE INDEPENDENT

COMMISSION AGAINST

CORRUPTION (ICAC) IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR TO ESTABLISH TIGHTER LINKS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS MADE INITIAL PROGRESS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON MRS ANSON CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG YING-YEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PROGRESS WERE MADE ON SEVERAL FRONTS BY THIS TEAM OF COMMUNITY

RELATIONS OFFICERS.

THE

FIRST, WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF SIX MAJOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, TEAM IS PREPARING A CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS ETHICS THIS MAY. THE CONFERENCE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG,

"IT AIMS TO GENERATE SUPPORT FROM BUSINESS LEADERS AND ΤΟ FORMULATE A SET OF GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE CODES OF CONDUCT FOR REFERENCE BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AT LARGE," MRS CHAN SAID.

INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT TO THE HEADS OF MORE THAN 300 ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, LISTED COMPANIES, LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIES, PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND THE TRADE DEPARTMENTS OF CONSULATES.

THE SIX CO-ORGANISING CHAMBERS ARE THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HONG KONG CHINESE ENTERPRISES ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN HONG KONG.

THE TEAM ALSO HELPS LISTED COMPANIES AND TRADE DESIGN INDIVIDUAL CODES OF CONDUCT, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

ASSOCIATIONS

"THE TEAM AIMS TO HAVE APPROACHED ALL 480 LISTED COMPANIES BY THE END OF THIS YEAR,' MRS CHAN SAID,

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IT WILL THEN EXTEND ITS SERVICE TO 2,000 LARGE PRIVATE COMPANIES AND ALL TERTIARY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG, SHE SAID.

ALSO, ICAC HAD EARLIER THIS MONTH COMPLETED FIELD WORK ON TWO SURVEYS, TARGETED SEPARATELY AT SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO OBTAIN AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PERCEPTIONS AND VIEWS ON BUSINESS ETHICS IN HONG KONG.

MRS

THE FINDINGS, TO BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH, WILL HELP THE SPECIAL TEAM DEVELOP MORE LONG-TERM SERVICES FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CHAN SAID.

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