1.   That secrecy, he said, bred the corruption that came to light this decade in scandals involving the House bank and post office.

2.   Bloated bureaucracies at all levels of government are wasting scarce funds and breeding corruption.

3.   Corruption breeds corruption.

4.   Drug trafficking has bred rampant corruption.

5.   He said the current tax system breeds corruption and is regressive.

6.   The figure allayed fears that greater contacts between Hong and China since the change of sovereignty would breed corruption, Yam said.

7.   They undermine the integrity of financial systems, breed corruption, and weaken emerging democracies and developing countries around the world.