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Banking and Finance
The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre publishes a wide variety of resources for use by the banking and finance industries as reference and training tools for enhancing ethical management and staff integrity.
E-learning Materials
(New) Self-Learning Animation Series - Unveil the Secret: Integrity Myths in the Banking Industry 
Bank on Integrity: e-Learning Package for Banking Practitioners 
Self-training Module for Mainland Enterprises Planning to be Listed in Hong Kong (Putonghua only) Click here for more e-learning materials.
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Publicity Materials
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Practical Guides
“Observing the Law” A Guide for Financial Services Practitioners – A Tool Kit on Managing Staff Integrity for Financial Services Sector
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A Training Package on Ethics Management Techniques A Tool Kit on Managing Staff Integrity for Financial Services Sector
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Feature Articles
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Training Videos
“Under –the-table Deal” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
A bank's senior relationship manager, Kwok-yin, holds shares in a company owned by his client, Paul. To alleviate the company's financial difficult, Paul requests Kwok-yin to help postpone the repayment schedule…
“Misplaced Trust” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
An elderly client highly trusts Eddy, a branch relationship manager of a bank, and leaves her signature stamp with Eddy for convenience. When Eddy suffers loss in the stock market, he is tempted to …
“Kung Hei Fat Choi” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
Jason, the owner of a training consultancy firm, wins a contract to provide training programme to a bank. To express his gratitude, he gives the responsible bank executive a red packet…
“The Deadline” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
John, who is responsible for marketing the bank's insurance products, asks his colleague David to speed up the underwriting process and let him catch up with the extra bonus for the month. After John receives the bonus, he rewards David's family an overseas
“Covert Operation” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
Simon, a bank's finance manager, secretly advises his fiancée to sell all her shares of the bank. However, the conversation is overheard by his subordinate …
“Drunken Promise” Training Video for Banking Practitioners
Assistant bank manager, Alan, conducts a site visit at a client's factory on the mainland. The client arranges a luxurious meal for Alan and gives him a box of first-class ginseng …
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Case Studies
Offering or accepting a bribe are both offences in lawA director of a finance company offered rebates to the credit manager of a bank for increasing the company’s credit limit. Credits were granted even though the director could not provide sufficient collateral to support his applications. 
Even if a bribe is not honoured, an offence is still committedA businessman, Ken, applied through a consultant firm, for a HK$27 million fixed-term loan from a bank. 
Offering and accepting an advantage both constitute an offenceDaniel, as a senior credit officer of a local bank, has the responsibility of verifying information submitted by customers regarding the application for credit facilities. 
Offering an advantage to obtain businessKen is a branch bank manager who is always keen for promotion. Unfortunately, he has been stuck in the same position in the bank for nearly ten years while his peers have all been promoted to senior positions. Click here for more case studies.
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