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

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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

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

20. 非常衝突

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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 三思而後行

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

29. Reports / Enquiries ICAC Report Centre or 8 Regional Offices 25 266 366 (24hrs) GPO Box 1000, HK

30. Regional Office (Kowloon West) Community Relations Department ICAC ADD: G/F Nathan Commercial Building, 434-436 Nathan Road, Kowloon TEL: 2780 8080 For Preventive Services, Enquiry & Report

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

32. Community Relations Department 社區關係處 ethics@work a guide for business managers in the use of IT

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

34. HK Ethics Development Centre Website www.icac.org.hk/hkedc Community Relations Department 社區關係處

35. Community Relations Department 社區關係處 Thank You!