The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has been jointly organising thematic seminars with various professional bodies and trade organisations to promote good governance and professional ethics in the business sector.  Some major seminars conducting in February include the following: 

For enquiries, please contact the above co-organisers directly, or call the HKBEDC hotline at 2826-3288.

Work-from-home and study-from-home have become the new normals under the COVID-19 pandemic.  To facilitate the remote learning of insurance intermediaries, the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre developed an online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module on anti-corruption laws and professional ethics in collaboration with the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers.  Participants may earn 0.5 IA CPD hour on "Ethics or Regulations" upon completion of this half-hour module (only Chinese version is available).  You may click here to view the details and enrol.

Besides, the ICAC has launched a "Corruption Prevention Guide for Insurance Companies" to assist insurance companies in establishing and strengthening their corruption prevention capabilities. Click here to download the Guide.

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has been jointly organising thematic seminars with various professional bodies and trade organisations to promote good governance and professional ethics in the business sector.  Some major seminars conducting in November and December include the following: 

For enquiries, please contact the above co-organisers directly, or call the HKBEDC hotline at 2826-3288.

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has been jointly organising thematic seminars with various professional bodies and trade organisations to promote good governance and professional ethics in the business sector.  Here are some of the seminars to be conducted in October: 

For enquiries, please contact the above co-organisers directly, or call the HKBEDC hotline at 2826-3288.

One of the key strengths of Hong Kong's testing and certification (T&C) sector is its high level of integrity and credibility, which gives confidence to users of T&C services.  To maintain the integrity standard in the industry, the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre will jointly organise a webinar with the Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service on 30 July 2020 (Thursday).

The webinar will cover the anti-corruption laws in Hong Kong and the common corruption risks and ethical issues that may be encountered by T&C practitioners.  Details of the webinar are as follows:

For enquiries, please contact Ms Charmaine NG at 3605 9630 or email to hkctcwebinar_30july@mills.events.

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has been jointly organising thematic seminars with various professional bodies and trade organisations to promote good governance and professional ethics in the business sector.  Here are some of the seminars to be conducted in July and August: 

For enquiries, please contact the above co-organisers directly, or call the HKBEDC hotline at 2826-3288.

ACRU 2020, an annual signature event of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS), will be held on 5 June 2020 (Friday).  Representatives from regulatory bodies and expert practitioners will provide updates on enforcement developments and discuss on regulatory related matters. Executive Director of the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre will also share the insights on anti-corruption and ethical governance in the event.  

ACRU 2020 provides a compelling forum on governance related issues for governance professionals, company secretaries, directors, and senior management.  The event will be conducted online this year. Six ECPD points will be granted to eligible participants who attended all sessions of the event. 

Please click here for more details and registration.

The highlights of this issue include:

• Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre introduces the “Integrity for Success” Ethics Promotion Campaign for the Insurance Industry;
• four ICAC’s advisory committee chairmen meet the media to review the work of the committees in 2019;
• ICAC continues to share anti-graft experience with global counterparts;
• Students join the “Anti-Corruption Walk” to appreciate the city’s relentless fight against corruption; and
• the results of ICAC Annual Survey 2019 .

Please click here for the 39^th issue of the ICAC Post.

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has been jointly organising thematic seminars with various professional bodies and trade organisations to promote good governance and professional ethics in the business sector. Some major seminars conducting in November and December include the following:

For enquiries, please contact the above co-organisers directly, or call the HKBEDC hotline at 2587-9812.

Striving to promote business and professional ethics, the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) takes every opportunities to share with local and international fellows on our integrity initiatives.

On 24 May, Professor Cliff SUN, Chairman of the Business Ethics Development Advisory Committee, chaired a plenary session on “Building an Integrity Culture” at the 7th ICAC Symposium during which the work of the HKBEDC was shared with over 500 representatives from more than 50 jurisdictions. Speakers from the World Bank, the Ministry of Justice of Estonia and the Accountability Lab Global together with the ICAC’s Director of Community Relations also elaborated different innovative strategies for promoting a probity culture in their respective regions. Please click here to revisit the sharing by the prestigious speakers.

Representatives of the HKBEDC also made use of different speaking platforms to expound the anti-corruption laws in Hong Kong and highlight common corruption risks. Two seminars were conducted in May 2019 including one for new members of the Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the other one entitled "Upholding Ethical Governance in Listed Companies" jointly organised with the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association and the Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong for senior management and professionals. Please contact us if your company or organisation is interested in our service.