HONG KONG, February 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — An ICAC delegation, led by ICAC Commissioner Mr. Woo Ying-ming, attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) anti-corruption meetings held in Guangzhou to further strengthen international anti-corruption collaboration.
On February 2, Woo said that China, as host of APEC 2026 and various related meetings, will hold a series of high-level conferences. While the current meetings, which constitute APEC’s first anti-corruption thematic event under APEC’s “Year of China”, have attracted the participation of representatives from almost all member economies, ICAC will focus on the three priorities set by APEC – openness, innovation and cooperation – to contribute to the vision of “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together”.
Representing Hong Kong, China, Mr. Woo said that since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration on Anti-Corruption (Beijing Declaration) in 2014, the ICAC has been effectively implementing its objectives. By establishing a strategic partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the two parties have co-organized various international initiatives, including the “Coding4Integrity Asian Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon 2025” and the professional development program on “Empowering Integrity: Mastering Artificial Intelligence and Technologies in the Fight against Corruption”, as well as the joint compilation of the Guide on Managing Corruption Risks in Prison Systems. The Commission has also concluded numerous protocols agree with counterpart agencies in different jurisdictions to strengthen cooperation against corruption.
“The Beijing Declaration was adopted in the past Year of the Horse. As the next Year of the Horse approaches, the ICAC will continue to deepen regional anti-corruption ties and capitalize on the unique advantages of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle to implement the objectives of the declaration, building a clean and fair society,” Woo noted.
Mr Woo was accompanied by Director of Investigation (Private Sector) of the Operations Department, Mr Bryan Chong Ka-lok, and other ICAC officers to attend the meeting. During the three-day meetings of the Network of Anti-Corruption and Law Enforcement Agencies and the Expert Working Group on Anti-Corruption and Transparency, ICAC representatives shared their experience in using big data and artificial intelligence to facilitate corruption investigations and asset recovery, as well as technological corruption prevention measures and innovative advertising strategies.
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SOURCE Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption
