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The Commission will strengthen its educational initiatives to assist Hong Kong businessmen who have dealings with China. The CRD has already begun to formulate advice for Hong Kong firms engaged in China trade on what aspects they should be alerted to as far as corruption is concerned. The advice will particularly address the issue of whether any part of their activities may infringe Hong Kong's anti-bribery laws. Such advice will be contained in an annexe to existing ICAC educational packages
various business corruption prevention for on annexe is expected to be completed by end of August.
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sectors. The
Contents of the annexe will be carefully explained to Hong Kong businessmen through liaison visits by staff of CRD. However as Hong Kong companies engaged in China trade are not always easy to identify, the CRD is therefore building up a database on such companies for the distribution of the annexe when it is ready.
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The Commission's longer term plan is to deploy additional manpower to set up a special China liaison unit to :
Conduct in-depth study of the problem of cross-border corruption; for instance, how much corruption cost the private and public sectors in the short-run and how the problem might impede economic development
development in the long-run, and the damage it might cause to the reputation of Hong Kong internationally; and
Develop further services for Hong Kong businessmen engaged in China trade.
The Commission shall
also wish to see if cooperation could be developed with PRC counterparts on anti-corruption education work.
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ICAC, Community Relations Department
16 August 1993
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