Civil Service Bureau Inquiry Into Wang Fuk Court Works Supervision Failures to Be Completed Within Three Months
調查公務員監督宏福苑工程缺失
Chief Executive John Lee has activated the two-tier administrative accountability investigation mechanism under the departmental heads' accountability system, referring shortcomings and failures in civil service supervision of fire risks in the Wang Fuk Court works to the Public Service Commission, with a requirement to complete the work within three months. The investigation team is led by chairwoman Cheng Mei-sze, with Kung Yeung Yan-chi and Wong Kwun-man as members. Its scope covers the Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit, the Buildings Department, the Fire Services Department and the Labour Department, and it will determine whether the personnel concerned were derelict in their duties or breached the Civil Service Code. Cheng Mei-sze estimated that nearly 100 personnel from different departments would need to be interviewed, of whom 40 to 50 may be investigation subjects.
The investigation covers the Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit, the Buildings Department, the Fire Services Department and the Labour Department, and lists the disciplinary regulations that may be invoked, allowing readers to check how the accountability mechanism operates.
Source: 政府新聞網·新聞速遞 · news.gov.hk