CHINA has the authority to prosecute corrupt officials working for mainland enterprises in Hong Kong and Macau, according to a top mainland graft fighter.
Luo Ji, head of the Corruption and Bribery Prosecution Office of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said Section Four and Section Seven of China's Criminal Law provided the judiciary with the power to prosecute any Chinese official involved in corrupt activity overseas.
He said this power existed regardless of whether any action had been taken by that foreign country.
Mr Luo's comments came after concern about China's jurisdiction in Hong Kong.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption's (ICAC's) Director of Operations Tony Kwok Man-wai said China had no jurisdiction to investigate corrupt activity in Hong Kong.
He said if the offence took place in Hong Kong, it had to be dealt with by the ICAC.
