Chair’s Summary
Fifth Regional Seminar on Good Governancefor Southeast Asian Countries
Preventing Corruption; Effective Administrative and Criminal Justice Measures(7-9 December 2011, Tokyo, Japan)

1. The Fifth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries, hosted
by the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and theTreatment of Offenders (UNAFEI), was held at the Main Conference Room in theMinistry of Justice of Japan, in Tokyo from 7 to 9 December 2011.
2. Officials and experts from the following countries and organizations attended theseminar:
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Thailand,Vietnam, the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong (ICAC),
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Financial Services
Agency Government of Japan, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Ministry of Finance of Japan, theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the National Personnel Authority ofJapan.
3. Mr. Tatsuya Sakuma, Director of UNAFEI, made an opening speech, expressing hisgratitude to the above countries and organizations for their participation.
4. Mr. Haruhiko Ukawa, Deputy Director of UNAFEI, provided an overview on combating
corruption, emphasized the importance of both prevention and enforcement, andintroduced the various objectives of the seminar.
5. In the presentations by visiting experts, UNODC gave a comprehensive presentation on
the universal legal framework of preventing corruption, in particular the UN prevention
measures, Chapter II of the UN Convention against Corruption. The presentation alsoelaborated on the implementation of the UNCAC and the importance of international
legal cooperation. UNODC pointed out the importance of partnerships between thepublic and private sectors and awareness raising of society at large to prevent corruption.
ICAC explained its strategy, in particular prevention of corruption, to keep the Hong
Kong SAR clean. ICAC emphasized the three-pronged interactive strategy, law
enforcement, prevention, and education. The presentation showed effective ways toprevent corruption through different aspects: the system approach and the humanapproach.
6. In the individual presentations, the participants outlined their respective countries’
various efforts in preventing and fighting corruption. Each organization from eachcountry expressed its commitment to prevent or fight corruption through domestic
legislation, administrative systems, and enforcement. A general consensus also existed

on the need for strengthening of prevention of corruption, according to the respective
countries’ backgrounds.
7. Advisers invited from organizations of Japan presented preventive efforts undertaken by
their respective organizations. The Japanese Fair Trade Commission and Ministry ofFinance explained how to ensure objectivity and competition in public procurement andhow to prevent corruption. The National Personnel Authority and Financial Services
Agency of Japan showed how to ensure staff integrity.
8. A delegate from the Japan International Cooperation Agency explained her agency’s
approach to the linked concepts of good governance and anti-corruption efforts indevelopment assistance work. A delegate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japangave a presentation on the G20 anti-Corruption Action Plan, which recognizes theimportance of building upon the existing mechanisms of the UNCAC and the OECD
Convention.
9. During the Meeting, the participants shared and identified the following views andchallenges:-

The importance of early ratification and full implementation of the UNCAC.

-The importance of strategies that can limit opportunities for corruption by promoting
the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of governmental businesses.

-The necessity of prompt punishment of those who commit corruption to deter people
from corrupt acts and to show the governments’ strong will to fight corruption.

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Anti-corruption efforts require a whole governmental and multidisciplinary approachthat consists of prevention and enforcement. The prevention of corruption andenforcement are part of the effort to eradicate corruption.

-Learning from other countries’ experiences and looking into emerging good practices
are useful to better prevent and fight corruption.

Tokyo, 9 December 2011