The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed on 15 February 1974 to clean up endemic corruption in Hong Kong government and in particular, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. Several places have organisations called the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Hong Kong Police Force (香港警察) (from 1969 to 1997, Royal Hong Kong Police Force (皇家香港警察) is the police force of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Norman Whitely (right), a HK cop who joined the ICAC

The Hong Kong Police had previously had an Anti-Corruption Branch, but it did little to reduce corruption. Locals used to swear that the Anti Corruption cops just snooped around to find out what schemes the other cops had, then would cut themselves in too, for 50 percent. Download high resolution version (572x727, 59 KB)HK Police Superintendent Norman Whitely was one of the first cops to work for the ICAC. (c) David Harvey, Sydney, 2004. ... Download high resolution version (572x727, 59 KB)HK Police Superintendent Norman Whitely was one of the first cops to work for the ICAC. (c) David Harvey, Sydney, 2004. ...

Peter Fitzroy Godber was a senior officer at Wanchai police station and later at Kai Tak Airport police station. Before his retirement due date in 1973, he had amassed no less than 4.3 million Hong Kong Dollars (approximately 600,000 US Dollars) in his overseas bank accounts. The police anti-corruption branch investigated his mysterious wealth and ordered him to explain his source of income. In response, Godber immediately arranged for his wife to leave the colony, then he used his police airport pass to bypass Immigration and Passport checks and walked onto a plane for London. Godber's escape led to a large public outcry over the integrity of the police's self-investigations and called for reforms in the government's anti-corruption efforts. The Wan Chai district (灣仔區), or simply Wan Chai or Wanchai, is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong island. ... Hong Kong International Airport, popularly known as Kai Tak International Airport (Chinese 啟德國際機場 Pinyin: Qǐdé, WG: Chi-te, Enlighten & Virtuous) was the international airport of Hong Kong until July 6, 1998. ... St. ...

The newly-formed Independent Commission Against Corruption was created to root out corruption; unlike the old Police Anti-Corruption Branch, the new ICAC would be answerable only to the Governor of Hong Kong. Local cynics first joked that "ICAC" stood for "Investigating Chinese Ancient Customs", or "I Can Accept Cash". The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ...

In the early days there were running punch-ups between ICAC officers and angry policemen who stormed their offices in Central District; this situation ended only with the announcement of a partial amnesty for minor corruptions committed before 1977. But gradually, the ICAC made itself felt, and several high profile police officers were tried and convicted. The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Godber was eventually extradited and brought back to Hong Kong for trial in 1974, but not after the ICAC granted two other high-ranking police officers amnesty over their own corruptions. Godber was convicted and sentenced to four years in jail. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

The head of the ICAC is the Commissioner of ICAC. The Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is responsible to monitor corruption and moral standards for public and private realm in Hong Kong. ...

External link

• ICAC Hong Kong