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Hong Kong minister pledges public account on faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital

Hong Kong minister pledges public account on faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital
South China Morning Post Saturday 26 September 2026, 06:21 UTC By Cannix Yau 1 min read
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Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga. Almost two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau with submitting a report within a month, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said she would...

Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga. Almost two weeks after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu tasked the Development Bureau with submitting a report within a month, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said she would get... [Image text:] G/F L19 ANLEVC LIFT SERVICE ANLT SEIS LIFT SERVICE H NE HEO HO LIFT SERVICE IFT SERVICE LIFT SERVICE LIFT SERVICE 23
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