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if it is possible to add substance to the part on "measuring success".

"Although basic social and moral values are introduced to

school children at an early age, it is not until students are in the second form that they formally begin to study the question of corruption. In that year, the

ICAC is discussed in the overall context of law and order. In the following year, the subject crops up again in the curriculum along with other social evils such as triad societies and drug trafficking. By the fifth form of secondary school, students are examining graft as one of the many issues in the community. But the ICAC cannot do it alone. It needs the support of hundreds of school principals and thousands of teachers. Such support has been forthcoming to a gratifying degree. The Office has identified a large number of teachers who are responsible for promoting moral and civic education in their schools. They have shown considerable interest in the design of moral education teaching materials and promoting their use in schools. Student teachers have also shown enthusiasm for the various projects jointly organised by the Office and the Colleges of Education."

"Staff of the Public Education Office concede that it is

difficult to quantify the success of such activities. How do you measure whether the message is getting home? Although they cannot see the immediate results of their work, they believe the community will reap the benefits in years to come when the students of today become the leaders of tomorrow young men and women to whom

"66" corruption is an unacceptable way of life.

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Visits and Exchanges:

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The ICAC has had many visits from PRC personnel. In 1987, for example, 21 functions were held with 553 people. In 1988, it received 1,608 mainland visitors, and in 1989, 1,100 official visitors came. These visits could have a bilateral flavour to their enquiries too. How will PRC firms be regulated? What will be done to strengthen internal supervisory accountability? These are issues which some might be interested to pursue.

There is another side to corruption as well, and the PRC angle is not the only one of relevance. In 1988, Jan Morris reminded her readers that:-

"Petty corruption continues on many levels of Hong Kong