Hong Kong’s graft-buster to take tactics global as part of Xi’s ‘clean’ belt and road push
- Independent Commission Against Corruption chief Danny Woo reveals details of new academy that will train graft-busters from overseas
- Approach could answer Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call made at Belt and Road Forum for more ‘clean cooperation’ among participating countries, he says
Hong Kong’s new graft-busting academy will teach anti-corruption practices to law enforcement officers from around the world as part of Beijing’s push for clean and transparent cooperation among countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, the agency’s chief has told the Post.
“We have the backing of the motherland, as well as global connections, which is a position of great advantage,” he said. “Why shouldn’t we do a bit more to promote [anti-corruption practices] and connect different cultures to help the world develop?”
To capitalise on its strengths, the ICAC is in the process of establishing the Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption, which will offer training for overseas graft-busters starting in February.
Conceived at the start of the year, the academy would design programmes more tailored than the agency’s courses in the past, Woo vowed.
“Once our academy is established, we will organise courses every month for both overseas and local participants,” he said. “The content will also be much more specialised.”
Instead of providing half-day lectures, the ICAC will offer two-day interactive sessions with ample opportunities for senior officials from graft-busting agencies to learn from each other, the commissioner explained.