Policies and Measures of Year 2014
In 2014, the Commission Against Corruption will uphold its principles through enforcement and prevention to promote integrity in the special administrative region.
Action against graft
- Monitor areas of public administration considered prone to corruption, and strengthen communication with judicial bodies to enhance investigative efficiency;
- Bolster the fight against bribery in the private sector and create a corruption-free business environment;
- Improve the capability of investigators through professional training;
- Ensure integrity, fairness and impartiality in the fourth Chief Executive Election;
- Propose a bill to regulate "affected transactions" to perfect Macao's anti-corruption system;
- Strengthen joint investigation of cross-border cases and international law enforcement and judicial cooperation;
- Assist the People's Republic of China regarding the review of implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption by United Nations experts.
Complaints to the Ombudsman
- Investigate the legitimacy and appropriateness of actions and administrative procedures of public departments and entities, and request rectification of any administrative illegality or misconduct;
- Handle complaints concerning the basic rights and interests of the public through a special taskforce;
- Review flaws in laws and regulations, especially those that affect people's rights, freedom, safeguards or rightful interests;
- Provide staff training to improve work capacity and efficiency;
- Exchange and share experience with international ombudsman institutions to strengthen complaint processing workflow.
Publicity and education
- Intensify integrity education amongst civil servants in order to raise the standards of integrity throughout the civil service;
- Enhance corruption prevention education in the private sector, and assist industries to formulate codes of conduct to
- develop a corruption-free business culture;
- Launch community education on integrity and advocate public participation in building a corruption-free government;
- Improve education materials about integrity and probity for primary and secondary schools, and co-organise activities with schools to enhance integrity education for young people and teenagers.
