Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Role of IT Professionals in Corruption Prevention

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Contents  Corruption scene of Hong Kong  IT – a double-edged sword  Legal and ethics issues  ICAC’s services

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Corruption in Hong Kong  Under control

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Corruption in Hong Kong  Challenges – professionalised – insider’s dishonesty – cross boundary – IT advancement

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 IT : Double–edged Sword  Constructive?  Destructive?

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 The Invisible Stealing Hands  A computer operator of a bank  Transferred the “non-recorded” interest from 20 inactive deposit accounts to his personal account  Stole $500,000

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 ICAC File  Add value transaction of Octopus card  4 station officers tampered with e-ticketing system  no trace of – $ value added – $ proceeds registered  Embezzled $200,000

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 ICAC File  IT experts breaking the safeguards?  Syndicated corruption in the workforce?  Unreliable vendor?

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 A Simple Trick of “Click-Click”  Double click to disable the system from recording the transaction

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Constructive Use of IT  Honest people  Reliable system  Best practices  Ethics culture

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Integrity Risks  Digital information/money  Procurement  IT security

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Corruption An act of abuse of trust

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Prevention of Bribery Ordinance  Both offer and recipient of a bribe are guilty  Government  Public bodies  Private sector

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Prevention of Bribery Ordinance  Prevent breach of trust  Protect interest of stakeholders  Ensure fair-play

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Prevention of Bribery Ordinance  Agent (employee)  Accepts/solicits advantages  An act in relation to principal’s (employer’s) business  Without principal’s consent

Prevention of Bribery Ordinance Advantage Prevention of Bribery Ordinance Advantage  Gift, loan, fee, reward or commission  Employment or contract  Payment, release or discharge of loan or liability  Service or favour (except entertainment)  The exercise of any right or power

Prevention of Bribery Ordinance Entertainment Prevention of Bribery Ordinance Entertainment It refers to food or drink for immediate consumption on any occasion.

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Prevention of Bribery Ordinance  Agent (employee)  Accepts/solicits advantages  An act in relation to principal’s (employer’s) business  Without principal’s consent

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Code of Conduct  Legal status  Management tool

非常衝突

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Corruption in Hong Kong  Soft corruption – conflicts of interest – wine & dine – indebtedness

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Conflict of Interest  Outside employment  Clients’/Business associates’ investment in a company in which you have a financial interest  Diverting company business to personal business/business of close friends or relatives

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 The Dos  Declare to the employer  Follow the “doubt” principle  Don’t place yourself in a position of obligation – frequent & excessive entertainment – indebtedness

三思而後行

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 PLUS Standards rofessional/Trade-related/ Company code of conduct egal requirements ncompromising self values unshine test P L U S

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 The Dos  Know the anti-corruption laws  Follow company’s policy  Properly handle conflict of interest  Be self controlled – wine & dine, indebtedness, etc

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Use of IT in Ethics Management  Timely  Paperless  Open door

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 ICAC’s Services  Law enforcement  Prevention  Education

Reports / Enquiries ICAC Report Centre or 8 Regional Offices (24hrs) GPO Box 1000, HK

Regional Office (Kowloon West) Community Relations Department ICAC ADD: G/F Nathan Commercial Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon TEL: For Preventive Services, Enquiry & Report

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 ICAC’s Services  Law enforcement  Prevention  Education

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 a guide for business managers in the use of IT

Community Relations Department 社區關係處  Integrity risks  Laws – Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, etc  Ethical decision making  Basics of ethical management  Sample code of conduct  Directory of services

HK Ethics Development Centre Website Community Relations Department 社區關係處

Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Thank You!