Kuan Kun Hong Sworn in as Deputy Commissioner Against Corruption

Today the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR published the Chief Executive’s order of the appointment of Kuan Kun Hong as Deputy Commissioner Against Corruption. Administered by the Commissioner Against Corruption, Fong Man Chong, the swearing-in ceremony was held at the headquarter of the CCAC at 11:00am. Kuan Kun Hong swore in as the Deputy Commissioner Against Corruption in front of the members of the Monitoring Committee for the Discipline of the CCAC Personnel, lawyer Paula Ling and lawyer Philip Xavier, the Chief of Cabinet of the Prosecutor General, Lai Kin Ian, the Cabinet Coordinator of the Unitary Police Service, Chio U Man and the colleagues of the CCAC. The Commissioner, Fong Man Chong, expressed his gratitude for the public’s support for and trust in the anti-corruption efforts. He noted that the CCAC’s basic principle was to gather public opinions and ideas extensively. Based on this principle, the Commission would join hands with the public to promote integrity and build a clean society. He believed that the new Deputy Commissioner, Kuan Kun Hong, would have inspiring achievements with his rich knowledge of law and techniques and experiences in criminal investigation as well as team spirit. Fong Man Chong stressed that the CCAC had made certain adjustments to the strategies due to social development and it would continue to maintain close communication and cooperation with the associations and entities in various sectors in the society in order to further integrity promotion and education and boost their effectiveness. At the same time, the combat against corruption in the private sector would be strengthened to facilitate the integrity building in Macao. Kuan Kun Hong stated that the support of the entire society is the foundation of success. Therefore, the CCAC will continue to be open to public opinions and suggestions. With his legal work experiences at the anti-corruption and police agencies and in some other areas, he and the staff will do the best to fulfill their duties to safeguard fairness and justice and fight corruption and malpractices persistently in order to enhance the integrity building in Macao SAR. He also pointed out that recently the CCAC has commenced a series of projects, such as revising the Law of Declaration of Incomes and Properties and the Organizational Law of the CCAC. In this year, the Anti-Corruption Bureau will be restructured and it is planning to recruit professional staff members and purchase advanced investigative equipments. At the same time, the Commission will strengthen personnel training so as to enhance the staff’s capabilities in legal aspects and investigative techniques, with the aim to elevate law-enforcement standard and build a professional and exceptional investigation team. Moreover, prevention and suppression of corruption in the private sector is also one of the main policies in the future, therefore, the CCAC will strengthen the promotion of the new law and establish task force for combating corruption in commercial activities in order to create a fair and just business environment. The new Deputy Commissioner, Kuan Kun Hong, obtained bachelor degrees in translation and interpretation and law from the University of Macau. When working for the High Commission Against Corruption and Administrative Illegality (predecessor of the CCAC), he participated in investigation of corruption cases as an investigator. With rich practical experiences in criminal investigation, he also worked as an instructor of the CCAC’s investigator training courses. Between 2001 and 2007, he was an advisor of the Unitary Police Service and joined the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering as the representative of Macao (police). On 20th December 2009, he was appointed as an advisor of the CCAC. Kuan Kun Hong is fluent in Chinese, Portuguese and English. With many years of teaching experiences, he teaches courses on criminal law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau and has been an instructor of the Judicial Clerk Induction Programmes and the workshop on the Law of Defense of National Security. Moreover, he has received professional trainings in various areas such as financial investigation, anti-money laundering and law drafting.