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Hong Kong 

Relevant Laws

• The Prevention of Bribery Ordinance of Hong Kong (Cap. 201)《防止贿赂条例》（第201章)
  • Soliciting or accepting an advantage (索取或接受利益) (Part II. Section 3);
  • Bribery (贿赂) (Part II. Section 4);
  • Bribery for giving assistance, etc. in regard to contracts (为合约事务上给予协助等而作的贿赂) (Part II. Section 5);
  • Bribery for procuring withdrawal of tenders (为促致他人撤回投标而作的贿赂) (Part II. Section 6);
  • Bribery in relation to auctions (与拍卖有关的贿赂) (Part II. Section 7);
  • Bribery of public servants by persons having dealings with public bodies (与公共机构有事务往来的人对公职人员的贿赂) (Part II. Section 8);
  • Corrupt transactions with agents (代理人的贪污交易) (Part II. Section 9);
  • Corrupt transactions with agents (来历不明财产的管有) (Part II. Section 10);
  • Corrupt transactions with agents (行贿者与受贿者即使目的未达仍属有罪) (Part II. Section 11).

• The Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155)《银行业条例》
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  • Prohibition on receipt of commission by staff (禁止职员收取佣金) (Part 21 Section 124)

• Common law offenses exist where public officials deliberately engage in misconducts in relation to his/her public office without any reasonable excuse. However, given the extensive statutory provision of The Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201), the common law offenses are not commonly invoked.

Enforcement Authorities

• Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (香港廉政公署)

Publicly-Available Resources

• Transparency International profile page for Hong Kong