Commission Against Corruption (Macau)

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Commission Against Corruption
Chinese name
Chinese: 廉政公署
High Commission Against Corruption
and Administrative Illegality
Chinese: 反貪污暨反行政違
法性高級專員公署
Portuguese name
Portuguese: Comissariado contra a Corrupção (CCAC)

The Commission Against Corruption of the Macau Special Administrative Region was established after the handover from Portugal to the Communist China in 1999 from article 59 of the Basic Law of Macau and modeled after the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong.

The CCAC replaced the High Commission Against Corruption and Administrative Illegality created in 1990 and began operations in 1992.

According to law no. 10/2000 of 14th August, the CCAC carries the following major statutory duties:

  • To carry out preventive actions against acts of corruption or fraud.
  • To investigate any crimes of corruption and fraud committed by civil servants.
  • To investigate allegation of corruption and fraud in electoral registration and election of members of the institutions in the Macau SAR.
  • To protect human rights, freedom and legitimate interests of individuals, as well as to uphold fairness, lawfulness and efficiency of the public administration.

A list of heads of the two commissions:

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[edit] High Commissioner Against Corruption and Administrative Illegality

  • Mr. Justice Jorge Alberto Aragao Seia 1991-1995 Flag of Portugal
  • Luis Manuel Guerreiro de Mendonca Freitas 1995-1999 Flag of Portugal

[edit] Commissioners Against Corruption of Macau

[edit] Deputy Commissioners Against Corruption of Macau

  • Tou Wai Fong
  • Chan Seak Hou

After 17 years, Macau has an official agency to tackled the concerns over corruption and links to the territory's casinos.

[edit] See also

See ICAC Hong Kong, a similar agency and the model for Macau or also Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)

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