Politics

A new accountability system for senior civil servants is targeted at strengthening the fitness of government departments and raising public trust in authorities, Hong Kong’s leader has said.Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu told a radio programme on Saturday the measure would push department heads to consistently look for areas for improvement, likening the practice to regular exercise.In his annual policy blueprint on Wednesday, Lee introduced the “Heads of Department Accountability System”, which would penalise underperforming senior civil servants and address internal deficiencies.“My second goal for pushing this measure is that I want to push the heads of departments to strengthen their entire department on a day-to-day basis,” he said.“It is like having one person who regularly exercis...

The head of Hong Kong’s logistics department, embroiled in a water procurement scandal, has started his pre-retirement leave.According to the latest government gazette, Carlson Chan Ka-shun ceased to be the director of the Government Logistics Department on Friday as he began his pre-retirement leave.His former deputy, Avia Lai Wong Shuk-han, was appointed as the acting director of the department.Asked whether the leave was part of disciplinary action taken against the official, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, who oversees the department, said Chan’s retirement was simply a “normal arrangement”.He added the government was addressing the scandal from three aspects: the department’s remedial efforts, the Audit Commission’s investigation and a task ...

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