For the first time, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) and its Hong Kong counterpart, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), have held a joint training program for overseas anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies.
According to the CCAC, this three-day training program was presented in Brasília, Brazil’s capital, in late March. The CCAC noted that the initiative was started at the ICAC’s invitation.
The program, titled “Capacity Building Programme for the Office of the Comptroller General of the Union, Brazil,” included over 80 members of several Brazilian anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies.
In the training program, Lei Tong Leong, head of the CCAC’s investigation department, introduced the trainees to Macau’s corruption-fighting background, the CCAC’s functions, and the relevant laws. Cases solved by the CCAC and investigation measures taken were also reviewed.
In addition to the views shared by the representatives of the CCAC and the ICAC, the Minister of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jin Hongjun, presented at the program as a special guest and awarded course completion certificates to the trainees.
During their trip to Brazil, the CCAC and ICAC representatives also visited several Brazilian agencies, such as the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office of Brazil and the Federal Police of Brazil.
The CCAC also said this initiative is included in the extension programs and practical exchanges with anti-corruption agencies from Portuguese-speaking countries.
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