Hong Kong gov’t needs bold action to introduce senior civil servant accountability system

Hong Kong gov’t needs bold action to introduce senior civil servant accountability system

Chief Executive John Lee revealed in an interview on June 13 that he was studying the possibility of a “senior civil servant accountability system” for Hong Kong. The purpose would be to “strengthen leadership” of government departments to solve long-standing problems. Central Government Offices. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The first priority, he said, was to establish responsibility for the problems. These are the sorts of problems highlighted in Omb…