Seminar on Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance -- “The Guardian Role of Accounting Professionals in Combating Corruption and Fostering Ethical Excellence”

Language: English Award: 2 ethics CPE points Please refer to the event flyer for registration guideline and details.

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Date and Time

Tuesday, 9th September 2025

6:45 pm – 7:00 pm	Registration (at G/F of ICAC Building)
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Guided Tour of ICAC Exhibition Hall
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm	Seminar on Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance

Outline

1. The Corruption Landscape and Ethical Business in Hong Kong
   • Current corruption scene
   • Hong Kong’s advantage: A global leader in fair and clean business practices
2. Corruption as a Catalyst for Corporate Fraud
   • Corruption as a critical aspect of fraud and its impact on organisations
   • Key highlights of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance every professional needs to know
3. Lessons from Real-World Cases
   • ICAC case illustrations
   • Red flags, ethical pitfalls and practical takeaways for accountants
4. Role of Accounting Professionals in Upholding Ethics
   • Leading by example: Personal governance and being a role model of ethical leader
   • Embedding ethical management: Helping organisations develop and implement anti-corruption policies and compliance programme
   • Zero tolerance and whistleblowing: Encouraging a culture of integrity, promoting zero tolerance and empowering whistleblowers to report unethical practices

Presenter

Ms Yvonne CHAN
Deputy Executive Director
Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (HKBEDC)
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Ms Yvonne Chan is the Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre (Centre) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She helps the Centre to promulgate business and professional ethics and anti-corruption messages to local and overseas business communities through public-private partnership with regulators, chambers, trade associations and professional bodies. Prior to that, Ms Chan had been posted to various regional offices across the territory. In addition to a wide range of experience in conducting probity talks for public servants, senior and middle managers in the private sector, Ms Chan had been responsible for devising strategies in reaching out to various segments of the community to disseminate integrity messages and engage public support to the anti-graft cause. Ms Yvonne Chan holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from The University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre

Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre was established under the auspices of the Community Relations Department of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in May 1995 to fortify the business sector’s resistance to corruption. It was rebranded as the Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre in May 2015 and its main mission is to promote business and professional ethics on a long-term basis, further solidifying Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.