(b)
(c)
permission has been given for him to accept the prize. In other circumstances, special permission is required.
Free Services : Free services, for example legal services, are regarded as a favour. They are therefore "unrestricted advantages" and general permission has been given for them to be solicited or accepted. However, before an officer accepts the free service, he should ensure that he has no official dealings with the provider of the service or his business and he should declare
declare to the Head
Head of Department if official dealings with the provider of the service or his business arise in future. The Head Department should then consider whether it is still appropriate for the officer to handle the particular case, or whether another officer should take over the case instead.
Good Citizen
rewards for
Rewards Cash rewards, for example, Awards for community service and outstanding academic achievement, are "unrestricted advantages" and general permission has been given for them to be solicited or accepted.
ACCEPTANCE OF ENTERTAINMENT
20.
Entertainment as defined in the Prevention of
of Bribery Ordinance and reproduced in CSR 432 is not considered to be an advantage for the purposes of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. However, this does not mean that an officer is free to accept lavish, or unreasonably generous or frequent entertainment, or indeed any entertainment that
that is likely to lead to the embarrassment of the officer in the discharge of his functions or to bring the officer or the public service into disrepute or lead to any real or apparent conflict of interest. An officer who accepted entertainment otherwise than in accordance with Civil Service Regulations 431 - 435 will be liable to disciplinary action.
21.
Heads of Departments are reminded that under CSR 435, they may issue directions to their staff to supplement the rules in CSR 434. They are strongly advised to do so where staff are regularly offered entertainment by the public.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
22.
Crown servants who solicit/accept advantages which are generally permitted under the Acceptance of Advantages (Governor's Permission) Notice 1992 will not be liable to prosecution under Section 3 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. However, any
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