Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Businesses face significant penalties for noncompliance with the various anti-bribery laws. Significant commercial implications such as reputational damage and potential civil action from shareholders can also result. The Hong Kong Anti-Bribery and Corruption module outlines your organisation’s obligations and helps you reduce your regulatory risk.

Module Scope:

Core Obligations

Overview
Risk Identification
Duties of Directors and Other Officers
Reporting and Record Keeping
Guidelines and Policies
Prevention and Monitoring
Investigation and Enforcement
Awareness of and Training in Anti-bribery and Corruption Policy

Legal Landscape

Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap 201)
Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance (Cap 204)
Banking Ordinance (Cap 155)
Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)
and 10 other compliance sources

Regulators

Independent Commission Against Corruption
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
United Nations through the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption by the Central Government of People’s Republic of China in January 2006, the Convention has extended to Hong Kong in February 2006

Legal Expert

Partner, Hugill & Ip Solicitors

Carmen Tang

CARMEN TANG is a partner who heads Hugill & Ip’s Data Privacy Practice and Dispute Resolution Team. She has been practising law in Hong Kong for over 15 years. In 2010 Carmen was appointed as a Legal Counsel of the Office for the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, HKSAR. She then expanded her legal expertise further in 2012 when she became Investigation Counsel for the Law Society of Hong Kong, leading probes into alleged professional...