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Electoral restructuring︱Bai Yun 6: The ICAC will set up a team to follow up and provide anti-bribery education to new groups

2021-05-11T08:38:04.196Z


Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Bai Yunliu said on a commercial TV program this morning (May 9) that complaints involving corruption in the construction industry in the first quarter of this year have doubled year-on-year by 1.2 times, mainly involving subcontractors or foremen requesting "referral fees" from job applicants. call


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Written by: Lin Jian and Yuan Shu

2021-05-09 11:28

The last update date: 2021-05-09 12:07

Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Bai Yunliu said on a commercial TV program this morning (May 9) that complaints involving corruption in the construction industry in the first quarter of this year have doubled year-on-year by 1.2 times, mainly involving subcontractors or foremen requesting "referral fees" from job applicants. Workers are urged not to be dumb and tolerate, and report the above situation as soon as possible.

He also mentioned that there are a large number of new sectors under the new electoral system, and related groups have never participated in elections in the past. Education will be strengthened to let these candidates and election campaigning groups know how to prevent bribery and ensure fairness, justice, and transparency. Election candidates.

Response to low rate of detection: Corruption cases are different from other criminal cases

Bai Yunliu pointed out that the overall number of corruption complaints in Hong Kong last year dropped by 16%. It is estimated that the epidemic has reduced economic activities and the public's focus has shifted to fighting the epidemic. However, as the epidemic has improved and economic activities have resumed, the number of complaints in the first quarter of this year has risen year-on-year11 %, among which the number of cases in the construction industry has increased significantly by 120%.

He pointed out that these cases mainly involved subcontractors or foremen collecting bribes or "referral fees" from job applicants, which are estimated to be related to the high unemployment rate and fewer jobs. The ICAC has taken actions to communicate with contractors and subcontractors, hoping that workers Don't be dumb, report to the ICAC.

Bai Yunliu pointed out that the ICAC hired an independent consulting company to do a poll earlier, which showed that 93% of the respondents support a clean society and 98% support the work of the ICAC. This is encouraging; the public’s tolerance for corruption is 10 The score is only 0.4, which is close to zero tolerance.

As for the survey results, some interviewees believed that the ICAC's detection rate was low, and Bai Yunliu believed that this might be affected by reports.

He explained that investigating corruption cases is very difficult. It is different from other criminal offences because both the paying and receiving parties are usually "satisfied" with the results. In many cases, there is no victim and no crime scene.

But he pointed out that even if the ICAC feels that the complaint is insufficient, it will be reviewed by the Corruption Reporting Advisory Committee (members include the Commissioner of Police and the Secretary of Justice, etc.), and he believes that the ICAC will not just cover the sky.

According to figures from the international rating agency "Transparency International", Hong Kong ranked 11th in the integrity index among more than 180 countries or regions in the world last year, up 5 places from 2019. Bai Yunliu described this as very powerful.

He emphasized that the chief executive has never interfered with the investigation work of the ICAC.

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Said that it will communicate with the new election sector and do a good job of anti-bribery education

Hong Kong’s electoral system will undergo substantial changes. Bai Yun said that under the new system, many New Territories participate in the elections of the Election Committee and Legislative Council. Many people have never participated in elections before and may not be familiar with relevant laws. The ICAC is already making preparations. After finding some basic information, after the law is passed, they will do some preventive work, and do a good job of anti-bribery education to the corresponding organizations, election campaigns, candidates, institutions, etc., without considering the other party’s faction.

In recent elections, there have been complaints about the use of force, intimidation, and deception to influence voting. Bai Yunliu hopes that future elections will not occur again.

Bai Yunliu pointed out that it is also a criminal offence to publicly incite others not to vote or cast invalid votes under the new system. The ICAC has new crimes that need to be followed up. This is a new field of work; the ICAC will consult the Department of Justice if necessary, and will also Explain to the public.

He also mentioned that the Independent Commission Against Corruption will have some record guidelines for the new sector, conduct publicity and education, and fully cooperate with the law enforcement committee.

In the July 21 attack in Yuen Long, former legislator Lin Cheuk Ting was charged with disclosing the identity of the person under investigation. Bai Yunliu denied that the case involved political purposes and emphasized that the investigation would ignore the background of the parties involved. They had stated that they would follow the July 21 incident seriously. The details cannot be disclosed, but it is important to reiterate that the identity of the person under investigation is very important and that the ICAC will work impartially and impartially.

As for the impact of the National Security Act on the work of the ICAC, Bai Yunliu said that there have always been work exchanges with the National Security Department of the Police Force, but the scope of the two enforcement laws is different, and they believe that there will be no problems.

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