Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) aims to recruit 50 officers during its latest round of hiring, with about 1,000 people expected to attend its learning event this weekend.
Paul Lau Chi-ho, the director of the ICAC’s Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption, said the watchdog was confident it could fill the vacancies and did not plan to follow other disciplined services in easing recruitment criteria.
Lau was speaking on Saturday, the first day of the agency’s weekend-long learning event, where potential applicants can understand more about the work involved and undergo a physical fitness test at the North Point headquarters. It expected about 1,000 participants.
According to Lau, the ICAC hopes to recruit 10 commission against corruption officers and 40 assistant commission against corruption officers.
“This is due to our estimate of our vacancies. We do hope to replenish the vacancies that were generated due to natural attrition or colleagues leaving the ICAC early due to various reasons,” he said. “This is why we set this target.”
The agency’s estimated vacancy rate as of April 1 was 7 per cent, which is roughly similar to figures from previous years.
Lau also rejected the possibility of easing hiring requirements, saying the work was only going to become more difficult.
