Remarks at press conference on matters relevant to report of Independent Committee in relation to fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po (with photo/video)

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, together with the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC; the Deputy Financial Secretary and Acting Secretary for Housing, Mr Michael Wong; the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung; the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn; and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, held a press conference today (October 29) on matters relevant to the report of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Following are Mr Lee's remarks at the press conference: Reporter: My first question: the reform you have just mentioned is basically replacing bureaucracy with another bureaucracy without any fundamental changes, how would you convince the public that your reform can fundamentally change the current landscape and reassure us of our safety? And for my second question, you mentioned that there will be administrative accountability to be pursued. But drawing on lessons from the precedent of the Lamma Island ferry disaster, some civil servants were held criminally liable for their negligence. Would the Government

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