Scholar Expects Accountability Involves Beijing Decision as Chan Hak-kan Says It Meets Social Expectations

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho resigned over the Wang Fuk Court fire. Emeritus Professor John Burns of HKU sees this as a rare and clear political accountability exit in recent years, believing it was a decision by Beijing and the SAR government, but says the matter had dragged on for nearly a year and should have been handled earlier. Executive Council convenor Regina Ip described Winnie Ho as taking responsibility on her own initiative, saying both resignation and dismissal demonstrate accountability and that people should not get hung up on the form.