ENG-2011 — Page 386

334 | Public Order

vocational training opportunities, partnering schools and the NGOs in organising mentorship schemes, or making donations to youth programmes.

The Beat Drugs Fund

The Government set up a 'Beat Drugs Fund' in 1996 with a capital of $350 million to support community efforts in combating drug abuse. An injection of $3. billion into the fund was made in 2010 to generate more income and resources for supporting anti-drug projects, such as assisting drug treatment and rehabilitation centres (DTRCs) to meet the licensing requirements stipulated in the Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinance and supporting schools to implement the HSP(DT). In 2011, about $48 million was approved by the fund for carrying out 29 projects.

Volunteer Scheme

During the year, the 'Anti-drug Volunteer Group' comprising 106 companies. and institutions and 290 individuals took part in or helped to organise 22 anti-drug community and publicity activities. These included district anti-drug and fight crime. carnivals, exhibitions, sports competitions, cooking class for inmates of DTRCs and visits to DTRCS on festive occasions.

Action Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Hong Kong is committed to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and has in place a robust system to combat these activities. Hong Kong has since 1990 been a member of the Financial Action Task Force, the international anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) standard setter, and is a founding member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau co-ordinates the overall AML/CFT policies, while ND continues to promote compliance with the international standards in designated non-financial sectors including lawyers, accountants, estate agents, dealers in precious metals and precious stones and trust and company service providers.

Independent Commission Against Corruption

Hong Kong upholds its reputation as one of the world's most corruption-free places. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 released by the Transparency International (TI), the city ranked in the 12th least corrupt position amongst 183 countries and territories polled. The TI is a Germany-based non-governmental global civil society organisation.

Through a holistic strategy of enforcement, prevention and education, corruption is kept well under control. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) continues to fight corruption effectively without fear or prejudice. Its independent status is guaranteed under the Basic Law.

Amongst the 4010 corruption reports received in 2011, 66 per cent involved the private sector while government departments and public bodies respectively took up 28 and 6 per cent. Over 70 per cent of complainants revealed their identities, reflecting strong public confidence in the commission. The anti-corruption agency