Commissioner,_Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption

Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Add article description

The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption heads the body that is responsible for investigating corruption in both the public and private realms in Hong Kong. The ICAC was created in 1974 to deal with the corruption then endemic in Hong Kong's government departments and disciplined services.

Quick Facts Independent Commission Against Corruption, Style ...

List of office holders

All ICAC commissioners have been appointed from the ranks of Hong Kong's civil service or, prior to 1997, from among colonial officials.[1][2]

More information No., Name ...

Appointment controversies

In October 2006, the appointment of Fanny Law as ICAC Commissioner was not well received. The unpopular Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower was seen as weak on security-related issues. In addition, as Law's and Raymond Wong's appointments were a direct swap, the government was derided by the Civic Party and Liberal Party for belittling an important position by playing "musical chairs". Law was not perceived to be at the end of her civil service career, when the post of Commissioner was traditionally a 'final' posting, allowing the official to work without fear or favour.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Commissioners of the ICAC, Partnering for Probity, p65, ICAC
  2. [2]
    Commissioners of ICAC, p130, 40 Years in the Operations Department, ICAC
  3. [3]
    Albert Wong (1 November 2006). "Law ICAC chief after swap". The Standard. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Commissioner,_Independent_Commission_Against_Corruption, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.