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A Hong Kong Review –
How we fought corruption: Sustained anti-corruption strategy in colonial Hong Kong, an alternate perspective
Photo © Tan Kian Khoon
Over the years, Hong Kong has built up a clean culture and is recognized
as one of the role models for fighting corruption. Syndicated and petty corruption
in the public sector has become a thing of the past and irregularities in the
private sector have been reduced substantially (Li, 2001).
There has been a radical change in the culture too, "from tolerance of corruption
to clear rejection" (Chui, 2000). In fact, some of the main reasons for
Hong Kong's success include:
- the creation of the unimpeachable anti-corruption agency in 1974, the Independent
Commission Against Corruption (the "ICAC") which was established with a well-planned long-term
strategy that uses a three-pronged attack on corruption via investigation, prevention and
education;
- the attention to all corruption reports; and
- the ability to maintain confidentiality (de Speville, 1999).
In addition, though compelled by public criticism, the recognition of
corruption as a real problem by the then British colonial government
in Hong Kong and its subsequent commitment to solving it also constituted
a major factor of success (Quah, 2004).
This "commitment," however, is not just one single policy or legislation,
but is a whole range of various complicated administrative policies,
legal initiatives, and financial tactics applied consistently and
strategically over a long period of time – hence effectively creating
an environment "suitable for fighting corruption."
In this section, we shall review from a new strategic viewpoint
the "passive commitments" of the Hong Kong colonial government in terms of:
- the local economic and social statistics for a 25-year period spanning 1967 thru 1992 and
- the behavioral patterns and theories of people.
In addition, we shall also relate the above to see how these had possibly
and indirectly contributed to make corruption a low gain and high risk crime
and how these had fostered the effectiveness of the corresponding legislations
and helped the work of the local anti-corruption agency. Last but not the least;
we will try, through our findings, to make some recommendations for the
future enhancement for the current Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG)
in its ever on-going combat against corruption.
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He likes to study about the
latest advancements in computer technology and shares his views on his blog.
I am honored
to have obtained Professor Sidney Gluck's (right) permission
to allow me to repost here some of his work and interview
related to China and socialism.
Professor Gluck is professor emertius at the New School University in New York.
A classical Marxist, Gluck has been studying China for 60 years
in history and modern development. He has lectured all over
the country and still welcomes engagement at the age of 94 – photo © Sandi Bachom
