Analysts call for system to punish underperforming civil servants as the Post learns more senior officials involved in contract decision-making
A vague public apology and blaming a procedural “flaw” have failed to quell public discontent over the government’s water procurement scandal, political analysts have said, urging Hong Kong’s leader to accelerate developing a civil servant accountability system.
Analysts made the call on Friday as the government told the Post that the central tender board, chaired by a permanent secretary of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, had given the final approval to the bottled water contracts involved. The confirmation meant more senior officials were involved in the decision-making process.
The growing debate on the saga followed an apology by the Government Logistics Department director Carlson Chan Ka-shun on Thursday.
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