CPD Seminar: Integrity Capacity Building Workshop – Ethical Traps for Architects
Date: 22 December 2025

CPD Seminar: Integrity Capacity Building Workshop – Ethical Traps for Architects

Date: 22 December 2025 (Monday)

Time: 7pm - 8:30pm

Language: Cantonese supplemented with English

CPD Hours: 1.5

Admission fee: Free

Quota: In person: 80 persons; Zoom: 500 persons

Delivery: Hybrid

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/BAexVGZ428

 

Overview:

Architects, being one of the key players in project management, are exposed to high corruption risks.  To help architects stay alert to corruption risks and ethical traps, and to uphold high integrity standard, the ICAC speaker will illustrate the common ethical traps in project management through cases sharing.

The workshop aims to:

•Raise participants’ corruption prevention awareness

•Assist participants to identify the corruption risks when discharging professional duties

•Equip participants with knowledge on relevant corruption prevention measures

 

Contents of the workshop:

•Professional Ethics

•Anti-Corruption Laws in Hong Kong

•Sharing and analysis of past ICAC cases

•Corruption prevention measures for architectural professionals to handle ethical dilemmas and corruption risks, e.g. conflict of interests, etc.

•Construction Industry Integrity Charter 2.0

 

Speaker’s Biography:

Ms. Maria Lo (BEng(CVL), MHKIE, CEng, MICE) is the Chief Corruption Prevention Officer of the Corruption Prevention Department of the ICAC and is a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.  She has experience in advising government departments, public bodies and private organisations on corruption risks and preventive measures concerning their systems and procedures.

 

Speaker:

Ms. Maria Lo

Chief Corruption Prevention Officer

ICAC

 

Moderator:

Ar. Stanley Tho

Chair, CPD Office

HKIA