2026-07-20

The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority of Saudi Arabia (Nazaha) today (July 20) arranged 60 graft fighters to Hong Kong for a 10-day professional anti-corruption course at the ICAC’s Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption (HKIAAC). This delegation sets two ICAC’s new records in the international training arena – becoming the largest international training course in terms of participants, and the largest number of participants from a single overseas anti-corruption agency in a course.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, ICAC Commissioner Mr Woo Ying-ming said the ICAC and Nazaha have been close graft-fighting partners for years, with collaboration further intensified after the two parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in 2024. Mr Woo also noted that the ICAC and Nazaha earlier piloted a new attachment programme with two Nazaha officers attached to the ICAC for one year, bringing international anti-corruption collaboration to a new phase. Also attending the opening ceremony were Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Counselor Zhou Qian, and Vice-Consul of the Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Mr Mushari Almudarra.

This practical programme, tailor-made for Nazaha to support the national mission of Saudi Arabia - Vision 2030 Initiative, connects participants to the real world of fighting corruption. Furthermore, participants will visit the Qianhai area in Shenzhen to gain first-hand experience of the latest anti-corruption and technology developments in the Mainland China, and to see how technology is being used to enhance probity and inspire new ideas to integrity development.