The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre continues to serve as a supporting organisation for the HKIB Annual Banking Conference this year and encourages banking executives and related professionals to join the event.

The theme of this year's event is "Innovation and Transformation: A Brave New World of Banking".  It will focus on how digital transformation, innovation and the addition of virtual banks into Hong Kong's banking system have revolutionised the industry by opening the doors to better user experience, product innovation, cost and operational efficiency and delivery channels.  Details of the event as below:

Please visit the event website for details and early bird rate is available for enrolment by 31 July 2020. For enquiries, please call HKIB at 2153 7800 or email to bankingconference@hkib.org.

Company daily operations involve the handling of a lot of documents and information, such as procurement contract and confidential information.  While some tasks may seem to be mundane or trivial, business operators should ensure working procedures are well followed to avoid their employees falling into corruption traps.

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) has released the second issue of  "Smart Tips for SMEs" to remind business operators to guard against ethical risks in daily operations and safeguard the interests of the company.  Please click here to view the article.

HKBEDC has also launched the "SMEs and Start-ups Corner" , a one-stop platform for the SMEs and Start-ups to obtain useful ethical resources.  Trade associations of different industries are welcome to join our "SME Corruption Prevention Network"  and help to disseminate integrity messages to more SMEs.  There are now over 70 trade associations representing some 40,000 SMEs in the Network.  Please click here to join us now!

HKBEDC has been promoting business ethics in Hong Kong for 25 years. Here are some of the fruitful achievements we've made so far in partnership with the business community:

Thanks for your support and let's continue our efforts in sustaining a level playing field in Hong Kong.

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 month of May marks the Silver Jubilee of the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC). Reaching this important milestone, HKBEDC further enhances its effort in promoting business and professional ethics through the following new initiatives:

Newly revamped HKBEDC website - With a fresh new look, enhanced functionality and enriched content, the latest anti-corruption resources and the Centre's updates are now at your fingertips! Visit us at https://hkbedc.icac.hk now!

The new LinkedIn page – HKBEDC just set foot in the LinkedIn to expand our connection with the business community.  Follow us now to get our latest news.

The new service hotline – Our new service hotline 2826-3288 is now in operation, providing you the same professional service with a more easy-to-remember telephone number!

Connect with us and stay tuned for more news and upcoming activities from the HKBEDC!

The Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC) is proud to present the new Ethics Promotion Website for the Insurance Industry, a one-stop ethics resources portal developed under the "Integrity for Success" Ethics Promotion Campaign for the Insurance Industry (the Campaign). 

This new dedicated website showcases key initiatives of the Campaign and offers a wide range of ethics resources and useful information for different stakeholders, including:

• New joiners to the insurance industry can make use of the Online Learning Course for New Practitioners to familiarize themselves with fundamental anti-corruption concepts 
• Licensed intermediaries can enhance their ethical awareness by checking out the FAQs and attending Online CPD Module
• Insurance companies can refer to the integrity management tips  for building an ethical corporate culture
• Policy holders can protect their best interests with the assistance of the smart tips for policy holders

Other tailor-made resources for the insurance industry such as training package, pamphlet, case studies and feature articles are also available on the website.  Insurance practitioners, companies and general public are encouraged to visit https://hkbedc.icac.hk/insurance to know more about the Campaign and get useful information.

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) strives to promote business ethics to various sectors in collaboration with the stakeholders. Serving as a supporting organisation of the IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2019 (the Awards), HKBEDC encourages corporates and individuals in the FinTech community to participate in the Awards.

The Awards, which aims to encourage corporate and professional development and facilitate the sustainable is organised by the Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA).

Themed “Transforming FinTech Communities with Competence, Character and Care”, the Awards recognises achievements worldwide in FinTech innovation, education, R&D, and its applications through its 26 corporate and 4 individual award categories.

Online application for the Awards is now open until 3 February 2020 (Monday). Please refer to the programme flyer or visit the event website for more details. For enquiry, please contact the Secretariat Office of the Awards at 3159-2900, or by email to secretariat@iftaawards.org.

The highlights of this issue include:

• the ethics training and resource materials provided for professional accountants by the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre, including the newly launched feature article series;

• the sharing from two overseas participants who joined the ICAC’s Chief Investigators’ Command Course;

• a glimpse of ICAC’s latest anti-corruption dialogues;

• Hong Kong’s latest ranking in global competiveness; and

• ICAC’s “All for Integrity” publicity programme video for the International Anti-Corruption Day.

Please click here for the 38th issue of the ICAC Post.