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STATEMENT BY HON SIR ROGER LOBO, CBE, LLD, JP
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 24.7.85
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Among the papers laid today is the ICAC Report for the
year 1984.
The Commissioner ICAC, in his Review of the Report, not only looks back on the work of the Commission in the past year; he also looks ahead and has confidence that the Commission will continue to play a vital part in sustaining Hong Kong's well-being and stability.
The Report shows that there was little change in the pattern of corrupt activity during 1984. There was a marginal rise in corruption in the private sector; the Commissioner believes that this may well have been due to economic problems compelling management to report suspected irregularities in a way which was not practised in earlier years when market conditions were more favourable.
The Report highlights that of the corruption reports received in 1984, 63% of the complainants identified themselves. This is a continuing indication of the high level of public confidence in the work of the Commission.
The review of the work of the Operations Department summarises the more interesting cases investigated and prosecuted in 1984. It includes bank fraud cases involving enquiries into large-scale fraud in more than ten local banks
and credit companies.
The Community Relations Department continued to exercise an influence on the community at large in educating the public on the evils of corruption. One of the main activities of the Department in 1984 was the launching of a special programme for business and commercial groups in the form of a "Conference on Business Ethics" which was held jointly with the Hong Kong Management Association.
MKKC 382./2
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