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AdvertisementAdvertisementTony Kwok+ FOLLOWTony Kwok is an adjunct professor at HKU SPACE and an adviser to the Our Hong Kong Foundation. A former deputy commissioner of Hong Kong's

Independent Commission Against Corruption, he is now an international anti-corruption consultant.Tony Kwok is an adjunct professor at HKU SPACE and an adviser to the Our Hong Kong

Foundation. A former deputy commissioner of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption, he is now an international anti-corruption consultant.Opinion | Acting as CEOs, district

council heads can begin new chapter in public serviceUnder the district council revamp, district officers will see their role expanded from public liaison to executive duties. Assured of

competent district councillors to work with, these officers must live up to public expectations of better service.17 May 2023 - 4:30PMvideocamOpinion | Philippines’ Marcos should look to

China’s success in fighting corruptionMarcos Jnr must work to gain public trust – starting by assuaging fears of a return of the widespread corruption of his father’s government. For this,

he should build closer ties with China, which has benefited from Xi Jinping’s decade-long anti-corruption campaign.8 Jul 2022 - 9:15AMvideocamOpinion | How voucher scheme can boost elderly

vaccination and tax incomeMore consumption vouchers are welcome, but there are concerns money is being wasted on emigrants and not leveraged in the fight against Covid-19. The vouchers

should be an incentive for the elderly to get vaccinated, and the voucher system can be used to introduce sales tax.5 Mar 2022 - 4:30PMvideocam4Opinion | A global stage for Hong Kong to

showcase its anti-corruption expertiseElection of ICAC chief to head the global anti-graft body is an opportunity for Hong Kong to cement its leading role in anti-corruption training, and

catalyse a stronger, more cohesive global agency.16 Jan 2022 - 6:45AMAdvertisementLenient sentencing could only prolong the protestsLight sentences stemming from Occupy Central and those so

far in the current unrest have prompted accusations of unfairness. By speeding up the court process and ensuring judicial independence, we can bring this crisis to a close.22 Sep 2019 -

10:30AMOpinion | Squash the scaremongering on Hong Kong’s extradition billOpponents of the extradition bill have launched a campaign of misinformation to incite mass hysteria. The government

should take broad measures to ease minds and ensure extradition requests meet international standards.24 May 2019 - 9:00AMOpinion | How would Lee Kuan Yew have solved Hong Kong’s

problems?Singapore caught up with Hong Kong living standards years ago, apparently by setting Hong Kong as a benchmark. Now it’s time for the Hong Kong government to work towards what

Singapore has achieved in public housing and health care.17 Apr 2019 - 9:00AMHow Hong Kong can strengthen its anti-corruption agencyHong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption has

come a long way in

its 45 years, and to meet future challenges the government could turn its review committee into a statutory body and set up an ICAC Greater Bay Area academy.15 Feb 2019 - 9:12AMOpinion |

Critics of the CY Leung case should stick to the factsCriticism that the justice department did not seek private counsel should not overlook the lack of evidence to prosecute in the first

place.2 Jan 2019 - 6:49PMHKU’s new vice-chancellor must lay down the rules for students, staffThe incoming head must guide the University of Hong Kong to adopt an attitude of zero tolerance

towards disrespectful and rowdy conduct in the name of academic freedom.4 Jan 2018 - 6:46PMHongkongers who are tired of filibustering legislators must speak upOpposition legislators who take

advantage of chamber rules to block government proposals that many ordinary people would welcome waste time and public money. It’s time to rewrite those rules.1 Dec 2017 - 6:29PMHong Kong

can’t wait for the legislature to act on national anthem law15 Oct 2017 - 6:37PMvideocamEach time Trump tramples on ethics, he does Beijing a favour4 Aug 2017 - 6:28PMvideocamWill Hong Kong

ever be the envy of Singapore again?6 Jul 2017 - 11:12PMHK can ensure prosperity with joint express rail checkpoint17 May 2017 - 6:34PMvideocamHK officials should follow Singapore, and sue

over slurs26 Apr 2017 - 6:49PMAfter Donald Tsang’s jailing, code of ethics needs spelling out24 Feb 2017 - 6:47PMCan China be the next anti-corruption success story?26 Jan 2017 -

6:09PMvideocamHong Kong must seize the moment to end the abuse of land rights in the New Territories24 Sep 2016 - 6:56PMSports lessons from Hong Kong squash: build a strong base, and

excellence will follow31 Aug 2016 - 6:16PMPlease don’t walk away, Rebecca Li – Hong Kong needs to maintain confidence in the ICAC5 Oct 2016 - 10:22AMCan tough-on-crime Rodrigo Duterte begin

to root out endemic corruption in the Philippines?19 May 2016 - 11:47AMHong Kong airport protest has merely created unnecessary, and potentially costly, turbulence1 May 2016 - 12:00PMHong

Kong should grant legal aid only to deserving cases12 Apr 2016 - 3:54PMHong Kong should welcome the trend of citizen-led court watchdogs, not see the idea as an attack on judicial

independence2 Mar 2016 - 12:37PMAfter the Mong Kok riot, it’s time to hit Hong Kong’s radicalised youth hard to show them crime doesn’t pay10 Feb 2016 - 1:25PMHong Kong airport needs a third

runway as much as Heathrow does7 Aug 2015 - 11:31AMOccupy Central need not have happened if pan-democrats had taken lessons from Lee Kuan Yew9 Apr 2015 - 2:36PMRelated TopicsDonald

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