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Public Order

Politically appointed officials were briefed on conflict of interest and integrity issues. Workshops on ethical leadership were organised for senior civil servants while training talks were held for about 20,000 government staff.

Some 32,000 tertiary students participated in the Youth Integrity Project organised jointly with 17 tertiary institutions and youth bodies. The anti-corruption message was also promoted to young people through cartoons, drama performances and the ICAC Ambassador Programme for tertiary students.

To mark the ICAC's 40th anniversary, a special publication on '40 years of ICAC Drama Series' was produced and old ICAC dramas were screened. A new 'ICAC Investigators' TV drama series, adapted from real corruption cases, was launched, along with a new advertising campaign, while a mobile exhibition vehicle continued to tour the territory.

The ICAC also used new media, including smartphone apps and social media, to upload videos and electronic games with probity messages and information on the ICAC's latest activities.

A multi-faceted education and publicity programme was introduced to promote clean rural elections scheduled for early 2015.

The ICAC Commissioner visited international organisations to brief them on Hong Kong's latest anti-corruption work and to share its experience.

Checks and balances

Apart from judicial supervision, the work of the ICAC is subject to the scrutiny of four independent committees the Advisory Committee on Corruption, the Operations Review Committee, the Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations. The committee chairmen hosted an annual press conference to account for their work in overseeing the ICAC,

All complaints, whether pursuable or not, must be reported to the Operations Review Committee for scrutiny. No investigation can be written off without that committee's endorsement.

An independent ICAC Complaints Committee, comprising members of the Legislative Council and prominent members of the community appointed by the Chief Executive, monitors and reviews all non-criminal complaints against the ICAC or its officers.

Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance

The Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance provides a statutory regime for the authorisation and regulation of interception of communications and covert surveillance conducted by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to prevent or detect serious crime and protect public security. The Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance is an independent oversight authority, appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.

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