Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 37 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT Compliance Training for Staff The CIC is fully committed to the principles of honesty, integrity and fair play and attaches much importance to protecting a person’s right to privacy in relation to personal data. We provide an equal opportunity environment when delivering services to the general public. To keep our staff updated on the latest development of the relevant ordinances and to refresh their knowledge in these aspects on a regular basis, the following trainings are arranged. Professionals and representatives of relevant statutory bodies are invited to conduct the following trainings on regular basis throughout the year: • Safety; • Cybersecurity; • Prevention of Bribery Ordinance; • Equal Opportunities Legislation; and • Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. All new staff are required to attend these training as soon as they arrive on board and on a compulsory basis. To strengthen the protection of personal data privacy and the CIC’s cybersecurity and enhance staff’s awareness, all staff are required to attend training on “Protection of Personal Data Privacy” and “Protection of Cybersecurity” annually on a compulsory basis, while staff are also encouraged to attend other training to update their knowledge. Code of Conduct for Staff For CIC staff, the Code of Conduct (the Code) is in place to set out the basic standard of conduct and other relevant policies which all staff are expected to understand and observe in the daily discharge of their duties. The Code, which is reviewed periodically to ensure compliance with the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) and the best practices promulgated by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), covers the areas of acceptance of advantages, conflicts of interests, use of organisation’s assets and resources, confidentiality of information, outside work, workplace behaviour, etc. All staff are required to read and sign their understanding of and compliance with the Code, the Personal Data (Privacy) Policy and relevant Standard and Procedure, Document Retention Policy, Declaration of Conflict of Interest, seeking approval for outside work, etc. when they first join the CIC, as well as at the beginning of each year. Staff are also reminded to check and update their personal information on the Human Resources Management System to ensure their accuracy. Announcement will also be issued to staff on regular basis, in particular prior to major festivals such as Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas, Lunar New Year, etc. reminding them on CIC Policy on Anti-Bribery.