Corruption | CCAC to intervene in Taipa Central Park project if irregularities uncovered

Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau director Li Canfeng promised to resort to Commission Against Corruption intervention should any irregularities be found in the Taipa Central Park project. Li’s pledge came in his written response to Kwan Tsui Hang’s written inquiry, which blasted the government’s incompetence in handling the above scheme.
The lawmaker also suspected that bribery could have been involved, reading into what the Commission of Audit dubbed as “problematic” in its earlier report. Li stressed that the authorities would strengthen communication with the prospective users of the bureau’s maligned project in the future to further meet their demands.
Moreover, after drawing on the lessons learned, Li also promised to strengthen regulation regarding the quality of public works and the examination regime, as well as adhere to related laws while executing those projects. Furthermore, the director vowed that their contractors would face penalties should any irregularities attributable to them be found.
The approximately MOP500 million publicly-funded project was said to be under insufficient supervision and examination by the authorities during the process of construction, according to the watchdog’s report in May. The government, which has also been grilled for neglecting to take into account opinions from users and related public departments, has been mandated to follow up on the flaws identified at the park. Staff reporter