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Direct liaison was maintained with all sectors of the community with 17 792 liaison functions and 164 special programmes conducted for 326 500 people.

In its liaison with the private sector, the department organised a number of seminars and management game competitions for business executives during which case studies were used to stimulate discussion on law-related and ethical issues. A seminar for the travel industry was also organised in which 180 representatives from 150 travel agencies discussed anti-corruption aspects of this industry.

In an effort to reach new immigrants from China, daily video presentation sessions incorporating basic anti-corruption matters were conducted at the Chinese Extension Section of the Immigration Department.

In the department's Media and Education Division, the Public Education Office continued to work through the primary and secondary school system to promote a higher standard of personal and social ethics in children and youths. A teaching package on 'Rights and Responsibilities' which adopted a cross-curriculum approach was designed for primary schools. After exhaustive testing and evaluation, the package was ready for production by the end of the year.

In conjunction with Radio and Television Hong Kong, the department produced a series of radio plays for young listeners. The plays, which were received enthusiastically by children, were designed to convey messages of honesty, responsibility and frugality.

In March the department and the Education Department jointly organised a Moral Education Conference for 400 secondary school teachers. The conference provided an opportunity for exchange of views among teachers engaged in moral education and offered practical advice and materials to facilitate their work in school.

A scriptwriting project on the theme 'Money Isn't Everything', was organised for students of 10 institutes of tertiary education. A number of scripts were incorporated into a booklet of plays produced for use in secondary schools.

During the year good use was made of television to broadcast anti-corruption messages. Two programmes, 'Towards A Fuller Life' and 'Message from the ICAC', were shown on the Chinese channels of the two local television stations. The former was aimed at inculcating morality and balanced social values in young people, while the latter served to inform the public of anti-corruption laws.

The commission's annual anti-corruption advertising package comprising television, radio and press advertisements and posters was launched in two phases. The first phase, intended to enhance public awareness of the corruption problem in the private sector, commenced in December 1986 and attracted over 300 enquiries for advice and assistance. The second phase, which aimed to sustain the commission's long-publicised deterrent messages to the potentially corrupt, was launched in April. Towards the end of the year, more advertisements designed for the private sector were being prepared.

Meanwhile, production work on a new television drama series based on the commission's investigative successes was progressing smoothly. The series will consist of 13 half-hour episodes and is expected to be ready for telecast in late 1988.

Government Laboratory

Government departments concerned with law enforcement rely increasingly on strong scientific support to combat the modern criminal and this support is provided by the Government Laboratory.

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The laboratory's Forensic Science Division undertakes a wide variety of work relating to almost all types of crime, including a comprehensive analytical service with a large range of

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