Doctors have been told how to handle ethical dilemmas that could see them charged with corruption after the anti-graft watchdog received 4,300 complaints in the past three years.
The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) has launched a guidebook entitled Integrity in Practice, which contains case studies based on complaints received by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
ICAC regional officer Vanessa So Cheung Lai-ying said the number of complaints had remained stable between 2000 and 2002.
'Over this period we have had three prosecutions against doctors, so it's not a real problem among the medical profession but we wish to promote integrity,' Mrs So said.
To avoid acting unethically, Mrs So said doctors should ask themselves four questions:
Is it a breach of anti-corruption laws?;