Hong Kong watchdog sets integrity standards for government computers to fight misuse

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Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has publicly unveiled its standards for the use of government computer systems after uncovering loopholes, including requiring bureaus and departments to self-check their compliance when requesting digital project funds.Danny Woo Ying-ming, commissioner of the ICAC, said on Wednesday that an investigation by his agency had found that some government computer systems had loopholes that raised the risk of corruption.“Once systems are...