TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors explaining the success of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the challenges which it faces in maintaining that success.Design/methodology/approach Utilising a review of primary and secondary sources, a syndrome of success characteristics is developed and analysed against a backdrop of recent high-level scandals involving corruption and unethical behaviour.Findings The paper concludes that the institutionalisation of key structures and processes has enabled the ICAC to perform successfully to date but that the prospect of political interference may represent a significant future challenge.Originality/value Although there has been widespread attention to ICAC success factors, some important features have been neglected and little academic attention has been devoted to recent political challenges to its position.
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SN  - 2046-3162
DO  - 10.1108/AEDS-03-2017-0027
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-03-2017-0027
AU  - Scott Ian
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - The challenge of preserving Hong Kong’s successful anti-corruption system
T2  - Asian Education and Development Studies
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 227
EP  - 237
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -