- To help top management and professionals of Hong Kong listed companies master the evolving trend in corporate governance and common ethical challenges, the ICAC has brought together the regulators, relevant professional bodies, and major chambers of commerce to organise a Conference on Business Ethics for Listed Companies 2017, namely “Corporate Governance: Compliance and Beyond”
- Directors, senior executives and professionals of Hong Kong listed companies are cordially invited to attend the Conference to enhance their understanding of issues relating to ethical governance and discuss common concerns when practising corporate governance in listed companies
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Programme Components
Training Package for Directors and Professionals
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- A comprehensive training package consists of a hypothetical case, three training videos and lessons to learn
- Features ethical challenges faced by company directors, senior executives and professionals during the prelisting, daily operations and takeover and merger stages
- Highlights corruption issues, fraud, conflict of interest, cross-boundary bribery, backdoor listing, insider dealing, etc
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Conference on Business Ethics for Listed Companies
Toolkit on Directors' Ethics
- A guide for company directors to practise ethical governance as the first line of defence against corporate corruption and malpractices
- Contains 14 case studies discussing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for Hong Kong listed companies and directors' roles in ethical leadership
- Provides practical tools, such as checklists and sample code of conduct, to help the company management assess and monitor ethical challenges and corruption risks
- Last updated in June 2017
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Anti-Corruption Programme – A Guide for Listed Companies
- Provides guidance on the formulating, implementing or reviewing corporate anti-corruption policies and programmes
- The Guide covers major provisions of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, organizational roles and responsibilities, key components of an anti-corruption programme and policy, essential elements of a code of conduct, corruption risk identification and controls, and promulgation of anti-corruption practices
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Tailor-made services for listed companies
- Individual listed companies interested in enhancing corporate governance and ethical management can approach the Centre for assistance
- Tailor-made services include providing corruption prevention training for different levels of staff; providing assistance and guidance on the formulation, implementation and review of corporate anti-corruption policies and programmes; and covering corruption risk management, design and implementation of corruption prevention control measures, ensuring compliance with the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, promulgation of anti-corruption practices, etc.
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Thematic Seminars
- The Centre will organise training seminars jointly with related regulators and professional bodies, such as HKICPA, HKICS, HKIoD, Law Society etc. to help company directors and professionals understand their important roles in upholding corporate governance and complying with the latest legal and regulatory requirements
Reference & Resources
- A series of feature articles on corporate governance and ethical management are produced and published in professional journals for directors, senior management and professionals’ reference.