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Corruption Prevention Red flags
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Management Committee (MC)/property management company (PMC)/owners having disputes over Smart Tender (e.g. dissuading owners to join). |
| • | A large number of proxy instruments (authorization votes) falling under the control of few proxies. |
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MC/PMC/owners favouring a consultant/contractor (e.g. bad-mouthing another bidder, initiating repeated owners’ meetings to re-elect MC members or re-select a consultant/contractor). |
| • | MC/PMC/owners unreasonably adjourning owners’ meetings (e.g. through manipulating meetings’ arrangements). |
Please click here for more red flags (Chinese version only).
Reporting Corruption
| • | Report Corruption Hotline: 25 266 366 |
| • | For other channels to report a corruption case, refer to the ICAC website. |
| • | All information provided will be kept in strict confidence. |
Corruption Prevention Advisory and Education Services
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is dedicated to promoting clean building management. For more details, please contact the Integrity Building Management Enquiry Hotline: 2929 4555, or visit the Integrity and Quality Building Management Website.
In addition to organising corruption prevention talks and district seminars on clean building management, the ICAC also provides the following free services to individual owners’ Corporations (OCs) and Property Management Companies (PMCs) to help them prevent corruption and adopt ethical practices during building management and maintenance processes:
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providing independent advice to OCs and PMCs on corruption prevention measures and procedures in building management and maintenance; |
| • | advising OCs and PMCs on probity guidelines and code of conduct for their members and staff; |
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arranging visits and training activities for OCs and PMCs to enhance their understanding of the anti-corruption law and areas prone to corruption, while encouraging them to adopt preventive measures; and |
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offering OCs and PMCs publicity materials including pamphlets, exhibition panels, and stall games, to promote clean building management. |
Corruption Prevention and Education Resources
ICAC education and publicity materials relating to preventing corruption in building management include:
Guidebooks/ Toolkits
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Building Maintenance Toolkit |
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Building Management Toolkit |
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Building Financial Management Toolkit |
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Corruption Prevention Guide for Property Management Companies |
Videos
- Training Videos on Building Maintenance
- Corruption Prevention 101 – Building Maintenance Tips for Owners (Chinese version only)
Pamphlets
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ICAC Services on Clean Building Management |
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ICAC Pamphlet for Building Management Sector |
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Building Maintenance Corruption Prevention Smart Tips |
Following the launch of the Integrity Charter in September 2021, the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Development Bureau, and the Construction Industry Council jointly introduced the Construction Industry Integrity Charter 2.0 on 23 December 2022. Building rehabilitation works contractors and consulting firms are strongly encouraged to participate in the Charter and build a corruption-free and professional construction team based on an improved management system of integrity. Signing of the Charter is on a voluntary basis. For details of the Construction Industry Integrity Charter 2.0, please refer to the Corruption Prevention Advisory Service’s webpage: cpas.icac.hk/EN/Info/TP_Library?cate_id=10025.